<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5626" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sold both piano brands at my store. The Petrof for a short time, the Kawai for many years. No comparison in the finished product. The Petrof is a technician's piano.... It more often needs a technician.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos Ralon, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com">piannaman@aol.com</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> Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:38 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have limited experience with Petrof, but have worked on literally thousands of Kawais.  They are built with great consistency, the actions are easy to work on, and the tone is warm.  The RX 6 is a nice instrument.<BR><BR>As I've stated more than once, having a very accessible tech support department and great warranty policies, it's hard to go wrong with them.<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV id=sig6372 style="CLEAR: both"><FONT size=+0>Dave Stahl, RPT<BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>dstahlpiano.net</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Shawn Brock <shawnbrock@fuse.net><BR>To: bruce@bgpianotech.com; Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 7:29 am<BR>Subject: Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif" } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif" } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif" } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b 7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-compose } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f .MsoChpDefault { mso-style-type: export-only } #AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <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=2 0by 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" target=_blank>www.shawnbrock.com</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; x-system-font: none">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; x-system-font: none; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=bruce@bgpianotech.com href="mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com">Bruce Gibson Piano Technician</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-VARIANT: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; x-system-font: none; 20font-weight: normal"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; x-system-font: none"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 19, 2008 10:59 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; x-system-font: none"><B>Subject:</B> Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Have a client who is shopping for a NEW 7’-0” piano.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Anyone like to comment on a Petrof 7’-0” (not certain of model) versus a Kawai RX-6 (7’-0”)?</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Bruce Gibson</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Piano Technician</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal>Saskatoon, Canada</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CAE94E144AF328-9B4-4F2C><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Find phone numbers fast with the <A title=http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001 href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target=_blank>New AOL Yellow Pages</A>!</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>