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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm sure someone has more useful information than
me, but here goes... In my experience I have found the Petrof products to
be unreliable at best. I keep my dealer affiliations minimal, but 4 of the
dealers that I have contracted with have had Petrof products at one time or
another. All 4 have dropped Petrof quickly! The best thing in my
opinion about Petroff is the finish. The scaling is atrocious in most of
the instruments that I have dealt with. I recall having a PTG chapter
meeting at a store of one of the Petrof dealers. The meeting was
disrupted many times by the sound of snapping bass strings. I was told
later that the dealer had to send back a shipment of 6 grands because of this
problem. I have a few in town that I service, and feel that they are just
not what they should be. They might not be the worse piano on the market
but I would never recommend the purchase of one. I would stick with the
Kawai!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.shawnbrock.com">www.shawnbrock.com</A></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=bruce@bgpianotech.com href="mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com">Bruce
Gibson Piano Technician</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 19, 2008 10:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6
(7'-0")</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Have a client who is shopping for a NEW 7’-0”
piano.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Anyone like to comment on a Petrof 7’-0” (not certain of
model) versus a Kawai RX-6 (7’-0”)?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Bruce Gibson<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Piano Technician<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Saskatoon, Canada<o:p></o:p></P>
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