<HTML>In a message dated 7/29/01 1:13:57 PM Central Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hello Listees. My son's piano teacher is considering purchasing a new 5' 8" Petrof grand. She really liked the feel of the action. I know very little about these pianos. They list at $21,000 I think. I can only assume the dealer would go a bit lower than that (perhaps quite a bit?). Would anyone with some experience with these care to compare/contrast (quality, tone, longevity, etc.) the Petrof with say a Baldwin R or a Yamaha C2 or any other piano of similar price. Thanks. Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> Terry I sold Petrofs until early this year. I liked them a lot. But it is not so much what I thought about them. The comments I got from customers who bought one, or at least came in to play it, were things like, "This plays better than a Yamaha," and "it sounds is much fuller than a Baldwin." Overall, however, it is what the teacher wants that we have the think about. If the teacher likes the way it sounds and plays, then that is the most important thing. If I recall, the 5'8" Petrof's had a MSRP of about $18,500. Willem </HTML>