Differences between Petrof and Yamaha

[susan_wong]

I am going to buy an upright piano. But I don't know which brand is bettter: Petrof or Yamaha. Some people say the keys of Petrof are stiffs and thats what I want. What are the pros and cons for petrof? What do you suggest?
Thank you very much everyone!!

[mic2005]

Both are very well established brand in the market. You won't go wrong with either one. For tone, I pick the Petrof. For realiability & brand-image I pick the Yamaha. It is very personal, pick the one that sound and feel best. With proper care (i.e. tuning, regulation & HUMIDITY control), the piano you choose will give you many years of enjoyment.

I am comparing between the high-end Yamaha models against the Petrof and not the low-end Yamaha models or manufactured outside Japan.

Sorry I am a little bias here I owned a Petrof because I thought the tone and touch is beautiful as comparing as Yamaha.

Regards.

[alwaystheangel]

I have a Yamaha Upright and A baby grand Petrof.  The yamaha is over 20 years old and beutiful.  The Petrof is2 years old.

The older yamaha uprights are, i believe considered to be far superior to the newer Yamaha models as Yamaha has moved production to China and quality has gone down.

Yamaha's typically have a brighter tone whereas I think the Petrof is a work of art.  I don't know about the Petrof uprights, but if they're anything like the grands, I'd go for a petrof.

Comparing an yamaha grand to a petrof grand I'd go for the petrof grand just because the tone is so much less harsh.  Not mellow, just not like a yamaha.

[Axtremus]

alwaystheangle wrote:

"The older yamaha uprights are, i believe considered to be far superior to the newer Yamaha models as Yamaha has moved production to China and quality has gone down.
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Sorry, that is incorrect. Yamaha do produce the C-series UPRIGHT in China, but beyond that, the U-series uprights are produced in Japan, the GB-1 grand is produced in Indonesia, and all their other grand pianos are produced in Japan.

[alwaystheangel]

Okay, thanks for the clarification, so the lower level model has decreased in quality however the higher end models remain the same.

Gotcha!

[Axtremus]

Okay, thanks for the clarification, so the lower level model has decreased in quality however the higher end models remain the same.

I was not addressing the "quality" issue, merely pointing out that the "moving production to China" part you wrote before was not entirely accurate.

Quality is quality, place of manufacture is place of manufacture. The two are not nceesarily correlated. Take Yamaha's GA1 and GB1, for example -- GB1 is GA1's successor as Yamaha's cheapest, smallest grand piano carrying the "Yamaha" brand. The GA1 was made in Japan. The GB1 is made in Indonesia, yet as a matter of concensus, many would consider the GB1 "an improvement" over the GA1. The correlation between "made in X" and "quality" is just not that cut-and-dry.

I cannot comment directly on Yamaha-branded Chinese-made pianos since I have never played any (they are not imported into the US at all, which is where I live). But the Indonesian-made GB1 was quite OK.

For susan_wong, my suggestion is that when you ask question, it will be much more helpful if you also cite the MODEL designation of the pianos you're asking about. Yamaha makes everything from $3000 upright to $100,000 concert grands, lots of difference depending on which MODEL you're talking about.

Good luck.

[susan_wong]

I am sorry haha....

I am talking about U1 of Yamaha

and G1 for Petrof

[alwaystheangel]

I have a U1, it's a good piano.

[mic2005]

Susan G1 on Petrof? What model?

Regards.

[susan_wong]

P125 G1
 

[susan_wong]

thanks everyone

haha I bought a P123 G1 petrof finallly... since it is the cheapest among the other brands that i have seen..... and it is more flexible for me to change to a better piano within these few years.......

SO ...... is yamaha or petrof easier to re sale out ?

[quantum]

Congrats on your purchase!

[mic2005]

If I were you, I wouldn't bother so much which sells better. The Petrof you bought will give you many many years of joy & fun, priceless assets....