<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A client searching for a student piano = asked me for an opinion about a new 2001 Perzina discovered on one of the = internet auction sites. I found nothing about Perzina in Larry Fine's latest = edition, but it is listed in the Pierce atlas 10th edition as a German manufacturer = (with serial numbers through 1994).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The internet listing says it features a = sitka spruce soundboard, Imadegawa hammers, Tokiwa shanks & flanges. = (piano is in California)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any comments about new Perzina's = appreciated. Thanks & regards,  Henry Kopek, Chicago Chapter </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>