Petrof

[wsyuan]

I am shopping for a grand piano. I found a Petrof IV 5'8" that sounds really nice. They offered a price tag of $15500. Sounds really good deal. But this is a seldom heard brand. And I found some negative reviews on internet while the dealers are telling me it is leading brand in Europe. Could anyone share some information with me? Thank youTEXT!

[Plaz]

I am shopping for a grand piano. I found a Petrof IV 5'8" that sounds really nice. They offered a price tag of $15500. Sounds really good deal. But this is a seldom heard brand. And I found some negative reviews on internet while the dealers are telling me it is leading brand in Europe. Could anyone share some information with me? Thank you!

Petrofs aren't my cup of tea, but I don't think they're bad.  What's most important is that you try as many pianos in your price range as possible and pick out the one that feels and sounds best to you.  Don't be afraid to try slightly higher priced pianos.  You might find that the actual cost is lower than you thought (Steinways excluded).

Depending on the piano market in your area, I would say that $15,500 is either a fair deal or slightly high (I'm assuming it's new).  I wouldn't be surprised if they'd let it go for between $14k-$15k.

[krenske]

I had a Petrof while studying in paris. I also knew someone else who had one. As far as i saw, it wasn't quite a "leading brand" but definately existed around the traps.
It was a good solid workhorse for me - no real problems, cant complain etc etc.
but that was in the euro climate and i don' t know much more...
hope this helps.

[Bosendorfer_214]

I had 2 petrofs.

50 inch upright.  I had it about a year. I then bought a Petrof 6'4. The upright was great. The grand however, did not hold up well under my practising.  2 or more hours a day pretty much did it in after about 3 years.  I had to have serious action work done. ($1600) It was constantly needing to be vioced and tuned.  During the 3rd year I had it, my tech came out (per my request) to take a look at some things that were bothering me. The repair quote was once again expensive. I simply wasn't interested in dumping any more money into a piano that wasn't ever going to be truly great.  From what I understand, the next buyer had to spend $1000 getting it repaired before playing it.

So all in all. If you are a serious pianist and are going to be practising a lot, I would recomend something a bit more sturdy.