Quality of Pianos

[Doepke Family]

Antares,
 Could you please elaborate on the different images between the US Petrofs
and the European ones?

Thanks

Brian Doepke
doepke@fwi.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of antares
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 3:05 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Quality of Pianos


I totally agree with Richard.
In the past I have tuned countless Petrofs.
I have the feeling that in the US Petrofs have a different image than in
Europe.

friendly greetings
from

Antares,

Amsterdam, Holland

"where music is, no harm can be"

> From: Richard Brekne <rbrekne@broadpark.no>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:09:19 +0200
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Quality of Pianos
>
> Petrofs are one of those pianos on the low end of the medium priced
instrument
> market. As such there are going to be a lot of folks with a lot of
differing
> opinions.
>
> My position on Petrofs is well known to this list. While having an overall
> nice
> round full basic "klang" (sound) I find them to be plagued by a host of
> problems
> rangeing from poor action assembly, to shody workmanship installing the
pin
> block or positioning bridge pins. These are largely hand fitted
instruments
> (unless the past couple of years has seen a change), and as such they of
> course
> vary from from individual to another, sometimes quite a bit. If you get a
> lemon...well you better pucker up...:) If you get a nice one you will no
doubt
> be very happy with it.