This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Avery, I think the website may not have =93everything up-to-date in Kansas = City=94 with regard to Falcone. :>) jeannie =20 Jeannie Grassi, RPT Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net =20 _____ =20 From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Avery Todd Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:37 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Falconi & Pearl River =20 David,=20 At 12:46 AM 6/29/05, you wrote: In a message dated 6/28/05 3:58:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dporritt@mail.smu.edu writes: A lady called me and asked about the relative merits of Falconi and = Pearl River pianos in the same price range. I=E2=80=99ve not worked on either = of these pianos. Does anyone have any input on this? Thanks! David, =20 My experience with Pearl Rivers has been overall on the positive side, = given the prices they sell for. Some of them are among the most stable pianos = I tune. =20 =20 I've also run into some that have regulation problems because the = moisture content in the balance rail is unstable. =20 =20 I can't offer any Falcone (sp.?) input. =20 Dave Stahl I agree with Dave, although I don't "think" I've had any moisture = content in the Pearl Rivers. I don't usually have a chance to follow up on any = thought, because I normally only do prep work on them in the store. Like most = pianos, they always need some prep work: bedding, reg., hammer fitting, some voicing, etc. However in my experience, they always need much less than = the Falcone. Much!=20 I just went to the newly redesigned web site of PTG and in the = manufacturers list, it says the Falcone is no longer being made and the name belongs = to Mason & Hamlin. If correct, I wasn't aware of this.=20 Anyway, I'd go with the Pearl River any day of the week! You can also = get them with Piano Disc installed in them. Also, the tech rep. is Mark = Wisner and he's been extremely helpful with any problems I've had (which have = been few and not serious). JMO.=20 Avery=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/cc/ae/65/d8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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