<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I tune about 5 or so Petrof uprights.  I find that the 3 that have been regularly cared for hold their tune well and are easy to tune.  The others are no more or less ornery than most pianos that don't get regular service.  Overall, they are pleasant pianos to work on.</font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div id="sig7875" 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: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1@verizon.net><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 2:01 pm<br> Subject: Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0")<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_55f8ab52-e75c-435a-b9fb-727f95f663eb" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Alan, <br>  <br> Glad you asked. I didn't agree with the "worse than ..." comment, but thought perhaps I had too small a sampling to be statistically significant. <br> Petrof #1 is about 25 years old, has had a DC system for the last 8 years, is well cared for and played regularly. I tune and replace DC pads once a year, tuning is quick easy and stable. Petrof #2 belongs to a church, is not well cared for, and always needs a pitch raise, even with the DC, because they let it run dry, leave it unplugged, etc. Not hard to tune, but stability suffers from their climactic abuse. Petrof #3 I've only tuned once, belongs to a Bistro, rendering was jumpy in the agraffes, but it came around OK. <br>  <br> Mike <br>  <br> <a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a> wrote: <br> > Al and List, <br> > <br> > Do you find Petrof uprights of various vintages all have the tuning > problem that's "worse than the Steinway K"? I have only one Petrof > upright in my care. It's about ten years old or so, and tunes very > nicely. > <br> > Alan Eder <br> > <br> > <br> > -----Original Message----- <br> > From: AlliedPianoCraft <<a href="mailto:AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com">AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com</a>> <br> > To: Pianotech List <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> <br> > Sent: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 4:54 am <br> > Subject: Re: Petrof 7'-0" Versus Kawai RX-6 (7'-0") <br> > <br> > (snip) > > > > For pianos in their price range however... I'd say the Czechs and > Slovaks > are putting out the most satisfactory instruments on the > planet. Always > kind of figured that if Steinway wanted to start > selling medium priced > instruments they should of found some kind of > marriage between themselves > and Petrof instead of getting into bed > with Kawaii. > > > > Cheers > > RicB > > Ric, I agree. It's a well made piano and underpriced. All the custo > mers I have that own one, love it. I have no problem with any of the > grand pianos. The uprights are another story. Well made, but > impossible to tune. To me, it's worse than the Steinway K to tune > > Al Guecia > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br> > Find phone numbers fast with the New AOL Yellow Pages > <<a href="http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001" target="_blank">http://yellowpages.aol.com/?NCID=emlweusyelp00000001</a>>! <br> </div>  <div id='u8CAEB9E175E5E4C-16EC-8AC' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><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>