Petrof 125M1 or Yamaha U3 Please any comments.

[dagkurt]

I'm an amateur pianoplayer (studied music school for 11years) and play for the fun of it.
My piano is not any good (doesn't keep tone , .... but well; it dates 1928 so)

Anyway Im looking for an new one and I narrowed it down to a Yamaha U3 used (build 1986) in exelent shape or in the same shop a Petrof 125

It seems the U3 plays easier and has a brilliant clear sound and you always can distinct all notes played, while the Petrof has a more round romantic sound, but not as brilliant (especially the octave below middle C)

In general I like both piano's a lot and cannot chose
price is the same, condition of the piano also
the velvet hamerheads of the used U3 are still in superb condition, there's not even a scratch on the piano and the shop has an outstanding reputation.
The former onwner of the U3 has bought a grand piano ...

[jeffb]

You can buy either of those and you will probably be pleased with the instrument for many years.

However, if you haven't tried a new U3, you owe it to yourself to do so. Or at least one built after 1997 when they came out with the new design (you can tell because it will have a slow close fallboard).

[danny elfboy]

Just eyesterday I consulted with a piano technician
He is known here for being one of the most talented individual evern
Got his diploma in piano, organ and composition with the higest vote ever and followed specialized course on piano building and tuning all over europe

He had been repeating me that Yamaha and Petrof are the best piano ever (for a normal price, otherwise he considers the Steinway good too, but too expensive) and that whatever you take you have a very high-quality piano

One of the best piano performer in Europe just practiced on a Yamaha and got the diploma without even switching to a grand piano. In fact not many pianists in Europe switch to grand before completing their studies. It seems to me that in the states you have bigger houses and more room, but 90% of the people here lives in rather small apartments which makes it hard to switch to a grand

[pianofranken]

dagkurt
Go 4 the U3 ! No doubd about that. You might be lured towards the 125M1 4 her "smooth sound". I guess you will not stick with Johannes Brahms,Fryderyk Chopin, Edvard Grieg, ...
The U3 is much more versatile, but will reprimand any lack in teacnique (not so on a 125M1). The dynamics and "pianistic sound" on a U3 might scare you at first but .. I give you 3 months to adapt your play.
I own a U3 and I've kept it even after upgrading towards a Steinway grand.
A U3 at that €€€ ?!? You should run (if open on sunday) !!!

I think you're Flemish (sorry, bad English ) and can go to Piens, Carlier, Rombaux or Maene (reverse order of preference)