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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michelle,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think Petrofs are one of the best-value pianos on
the market. Very nice pianos for the money. Their mellow tone often
ends up being the tie breaker when a prospective buyer is in the final stages of
making a selection from a short list of pianos in the running.
However, they've been going up in price nearly 4% per year since
1999. If this continues, they might fall off my best-value list.
Also, I find that Petrofs are fairly sensitive in the low tenor (bottom ten
strings or so on the treble bridge) to changes in humidity.
recommend humidity control quite heavily to new Petrof owners. The pianos
behave very nicely with the 'Life Saver.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have seen the magnetic action up close but have
not yet had occasion to work on one in the field.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cliff Lesher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Winfield, PA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michelle@cdaustin.com href="mailto:michelle@cdaustin.com">Michelle
Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Petrof Pianos</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi everyone. I attended a
presentation last night given by a rep from Geneva International. One of
the pianos presented was a Petrof. I’m just wondering your experiences
with them and also if you’ve worked with their <st1:place
w:st="on">Sterling</st1:place> (magnetic) action.
Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michelle
Smith<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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