Hi Ric, I just got back from summer NAMM where my wife and I were really impressed with the new Sterling action. When they, Geneva International, said "Repetition..." my wife decided to put it to the test. One of her favorites is Katchaturian's Toccata which she can't play the way she hears it in her head because all other pianos have choked on the repetition section (a real head-ache for me...). The Sterling action kept up with her without any distress much to her delight. I think it feels subtly different but she was not deterred by it. I note that we can order Petrof's with a Renner action or as "Renner-Petrof" actions--Renner components assembled in the Petrof factory. Imadegawa hammers are standard, Abel or Renner hammers are special order (did I hear Renner Blue?). Now when you mention uneven hammer shank bushings and pinning, which action(s) does this problem occur in? Are they actually doing the bushings in the Petrof assembled Renner actions? Felt replacement makes sense. Fixing balance-hole depth is a pain, apparently they are working on that. I'd appreciate your comments as we are considering this make to round out our line at the store a bit. What do you think of Schimmel comparatively? It was hard to assess the pianos due to the proximity of the bass and electric guitars at summer NAMM. Thanks, Andrew Anderson ________________________________________________________ It frequently takes more than one ugly fact to slay a beautiful theory. --Chad Orzel
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