<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>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 font-face { font-family: Calibri;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_41cd5fc5-f1b7-4d3f-beb4-f3fb4229699f page Section1 {size: 612.0pt 792.0pt; 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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 size="2" face="Arial">Bruce:</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">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 size="2" face="Arial">Regards,</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Shawn Brock, RPT</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.shawnbrock.com">www.shawnbrock.com</a></font></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"><b>From:</b> <a title="bruce@bgpianotech.com" href="mailto:bruce@bgpianotech.com">Bruce Gibson Piano Technician</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;20font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; 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-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; 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 id='u8CAE94E144AF328-9B4-4F2C' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; 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