<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Thanks so much to everyone on this list who responded. I really, really value your input.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jane</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left>-----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf = Of Richard Brekne Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 2:46 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: need help: = don't know if this is the right mailing list </DIV>I would = suggest you get an independent technician to help you with this. Contact the local = PTG chapter and ask around, get a feel for a tech you can have confidence = in. Tell him / her right off that you are simply convinced you want a = Petrof, and dont let them try and talk you out of it...grin.. because some = will (I would be one of those). Petrofs can be really rough or they can be pretty ok put together. = My experience is that you are playing bingo when you buy one. If you get = a good one then you may likely be very happy with it. But if you dont know = how to make sure you have a decent example of a Petrof in front of you, then = get help from someone who can help you in this regard. Prices ??  Hard to say.. depends a bit on how nice a case, = scratches etc... how solid the instrument structurally is, and how worn out the = action is... and what your requirements are for these. Here you could expect a 15 year old Petrof that needs mostly action = or other less intrusive surgery to go for around 8 - 10 thousand dollars. = RicB Jane Po wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> hi all!i need advice on buying a = petrof. i am in the market for a grand piano and fell in = love with the petrof. i've been looking for a used one but have been = unsuccessful. unfortunately, the only dealers in my area (sf-bay area) are Colton = Pianos. i really do not care for the way they service pianos and i'm aware = that i will be spending a few more $$$ to have the instrument worked = on. at what price should i start my offer for either = model? and at what price should i draw the line would paying in cash instead of = financing get me a better price? i've looked at = pricing recommendations on rec.music.maker.piano but the posts on that = newsgroup are mostly two years old. would appreciate = this group's sane advice. -j = </BLOCKQUOTE>     -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>   </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>