Voicing and regulation today
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Does anyone know how Petrof is doing? They seem to have been popular for a while, at least in the US, but then kind of disappeared again. I don't know a single dealership in a 3 hour radius that carries Petrof.
@Klaus said in Voicing and regulation today:
Does anyone know how Petrof is doing? They seem to have been popular for a while, at least in the US, but then kind of disappeared again. I don't know a single dealership in a 3 hour radius that carries Petrof.
Their website doesn't even say "where to buy." Interesting that they now have several other lines besides the Weinbach.
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@Klaus said in Voicing and regulation today:
Does anyone know how Petrof is doing? They seem to have been popular for a while, at least in the US, but then kind of disappeared again. I don't know a single dealership in a 3 hour radius that carries Petrof.
Their website doesn't even say "where to buy." Interesting that they now have several other lines besides the Weinbach.
@George-K They do list dealerships world-wide that supposedly carry Petrof. However, I have been to some of the dealerships listed there in the last years and I don't remember seeing any Petrof pianos there. They also list dealerships in the US
Actually, now that I think about it, I visited one of the American dealerships in Philadelphia with Jon, and I very vaguely recall a Petrof grand piano sitting on their floor.
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@George-K They do list dealerships world-wide that supposedly carry Petrof. However, I have been to some of the dealerships listed there in the last years and I don't remember seeing any Petrof pianos there. They also list dealerships in the US
Actually, now that I think about it, I visited one of the American dealerships in Philadelphia with Jon, and I very vaguely recall a Petrof grand piano sitting on their floor.
@Klaus said in Voicing and regulation today:
@George-K They do list dealerships world-wide that supposedly carry Petrof. However, I have been to some of the dealerships listed there in the last years and I don't remember seeing any Petrof pianos there. They also list dealerships in the US
Ah! Thanks. For some reason I couldn't find that.
My dotage creeps on...
There used to be a dealer in the Chicago area, Pickle Piano, that carried Weinbachs. When I was shopping, I played one that was pretty nice. They also had a very, very, nice August Forster.
I see that they advertise Bohemia pianos as well - didn't they go out of business a while ago?
And yes, their website shows Petrof, Weinbach and Nordiska.
http://www.picklepiano.com/browsenewpianos.php
Interestingly, they're not listed at the Petrof site.
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Bechstein makes some of their cheaper pianos in the Czech Republic. I may be wrong, but I have the impression that they are more successful at that than Petrof. Anecdotal evidence: There are three piano dealerships in a 50km radius of my place that offer Hoffmann pianos (which is one of the lines Bechstein makes in CR).
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Bechstein makes some of their cheaper pianos in the Czech Republic. I may be wrong, but I have the impression that they are more successful at that than Petrof. Anecdotal evidence: There are three piano dealerships in a 50km radius of my place that offer Hoffmann pianos (which is one of the lines Bechstein makes in CR).
I realize Petrof isn’t In the top two tiers of grands, But it sure seemed like a great deal at the time I’m 2005 for what I paid and for the tone it presented. The regulation was never good, But today that has all changed. It’s a better piano in 2020 than when it was new in 2005. The III is 6’4” and has a nice bell like treble but lacks in the bass. It’s all a bit softer now, He did more shaving than needling. It’s biggest competitor at the time was Estonia, but I never got to try one as no one had them here. I did visit with IVoryThumper back when he was in Phoenix and got to play on his, and can definitely say it was a big step up. But of course Estonia’s prices climbed quickly when people saw how good they were.
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I remember playing the smaller Estonia. It was a very, very nice piano. If I recall correctly, it was similarly priced to the Bohemia 185.
Somehow, the Estonia was more "Mason" like than the Bohemia. It was more powerful, and not quite as "sweet".
Granted, I was comparing the smaller Estonia to the Bohemia 185.
I chose the Bohemia, and I love it.
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I remember playing the smaller Estonia. It was a very, very nice piano. If I recall correctly, it was similarly priced to the Bohemia 185.
Somehow, the Estonia was more "Mason" like than the Bohemia. It was more powerful, and not quite as "sweet".
Granted, I was comparing the smaller Estonia to the Bohemia 185.
I chose the Bohemia, and I love it.
@George-K said in Voicing and regulation today:
I remember playing the smaller Estonia. It was a very, very nice piano. If I recall correctly, it was similarly priced to the Bohemia 185.
Somehow, the Estonia was more "Mason" like than the Bohemia. It was more powerful, and not quite as "sweet".
Granted, I was comparing the smaller Estonia to the Bohemia 185.
I chose the Bohemia, and I love it.
Nice analogy. Yes. The Estonia has power.
I bet the Queen song sounds divine on it.
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I very nearly bought a Petrof III. Very nice piano. Very nice romantic sound. The Estonias I played often seemed too bright for my taste. Gimme a Bechstein 210 please.
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I very nearly bought a Petrof III. Very nice piano. Very nice romantic sound. The Estonias I played often seemed too bright for my taste. Gimme a Bechstein 210 please.
