Yamaha C3 vs. Petrof III

[Bec and John Silva]

Hi,

I will be travelling and will need to hire a piano for practise and  
the options are basically a Yamaha C3 or a Petrof III. I had  
initially decided on the Petrof because it is a bit larger and I've  
never been a big fan of Yamaha pianos (though I performed on an S4  
which was quite nice).

But I've been reading comments about the Petrof action on this list  
and the web and now I'm concerned. Ric Brekne suggested replacing  
various overly-soft felt, some of which I would feel comfortable  
doing without informing the dealer - such as the front punchings  
(since I can just put back the originals).

But really, since this will be my practise instrument, I can't have  
it feeling particularly weird.

Any thoughts. Thanks!

- John