I Sold Petrof Pianos in the late 1990s and early 2000s and always found them to be very precise and warm instruments. Sure if you’re looking for that big bass grand piano sound there are better options, but for quality and warmth, Petrof is a great choice 🙇🏼♂️ This is a very professional and accurate video 👏👏👏
Great video. I've used Sailkote for a long time & found it really helps with friction. What I like to do before spring bending is unhook the springs from the balance rail & coat the crooks in Sailkote. This sometimes brings rep back to a good place. A sub from me, in Australia.
It's great to hear from the other side of the world. Sailkote seems to be a favorite of us in the tropics (sub-tropics really i guess). I haven't used it on the spring crook. I'll give that a try. Thanks!
I have a Petrof P125 upright, which is a very different instrument. However, I have the same issue in the bass. According to some technicians on pianoworld, they also agree that this is a common issue and suggested replacing the bass strings with something like Hellerbass, which I'm going to try. I only paid $2k for my piano so it's worth it to me as some of those bass unisons are so buzzy and stick out terribly.
There’s more to it than just the strings though. I would bet that the issue isn’t the strings but possibly the notching of the bass bridge or maybe the something to do with the agraffes. I’d love to hear about your results!
We have a Petrof model 5 that is about 20 years old which we bought about 4 years ago in a piano store in Maryland. The piano sounds very good except for the last high note which someone spliced two strings together to make it all connected. Do you make house calls in Milford, Delaware?
Hi. String splices are common in lieu of having the correct gauge wire. Unfortunately, living in Miami, Fl means that Delaware is a little outside my service area.
Have you given WD-40 SPECIALIST® DRY LUBE PTFE a try? Unfortunately, I couldn't locate Mclube Sailkote in my local area. I also service a Pretrof, which is likely the same model as yours, and it produces a lovely warm tone. However, in the past, I've experienced issues with the action, such as the hammer flange pins walking.
I haven’t tried the WD-40 stuff but you should be able to find SailKote at any boat store, assuming you have boat stores in your area. Here in a Miami center pins walk out in every brand.
These models often have whippen support springs that makes them feel sluggish. They may measure good and feel nice with soft playing but when you play with force it feels like a truck. Sound is mostly great!
I Sold Petrof Pianos in the late 1990s and early 2000s and always found them to be very precise and warm instruments. Sure if you’re looking for that big bass grand piano sound there are better options, but for quality and warmth, Petrof is a great choice 🙇🏼♂️ This is a very professional and accurate video 👏👏👏
Great video. I've used Sailkote for a long time & found it really helps with friction. What I like to do before spring bending is unhook the springs from the balance rail & coat the crooks in Sailkote. This sometimes brings rep back to a good place. A sub from me, in Australia.
It's great to hear from the other side of the world. Sailkote seems to be a favorite of us in the tropics (sub-tropics really i guess). I haven't used it on the spring crook. I'll give that a try. Thanks!
@@the_daily_ping Cheers. I had a customer, before he passed away who owned a 7 ft Petrof & it was a great piano.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge…!
You're so welcome!
gaining momentum! excellent to see this taking flight
Thanks man. You’re welcome to make a cameo if you’d like.
I have a Petrof P125 upright, which is a very different instrument. However, I have the same issue in the bass. According to some technicians on pianoworld, they also agree that this is a common issue and suggested replacing the bass strings with something like Hellerbass, which I'm going to try. I only paid $2k for my piano so it's worth it to me as some of those bass unisons are so buzzy and stick out terribly.
There’s more to it than just the strings though. I would bet that the issue isn’t the strings but possibly the notching of the bass bridge or maybe the something to do with the agraffes. I’d love to hear about your results!
We have a Petrof model 5 that is about 20 years old which we bought about 4 years ago in a piano store in Maryland. The piano sounds very good except for the last high note which someone spliced two strings together to make it all connected. Do you make house calls in Milford, Delaware?
Hi. String splices are common in lieu of having the correct gauge wire. Unfortunately, living in Miami, Fl means that Delaware is a little outside my service area.
Have you given WD-40 SPECIALIST® DRY LUBE PTFE a try? Unfortunately, I couldn't locate Mclube Sailkote in my local area. I also service a Pretrof, which is likely the same model as yours, and it produces a lovely warm tone. However, in the past, I've experienced issues with the action, such as the hammer flange pins walking.
I haven’t tried the WD-40 stuff but you should be able to find SailKote at any boat store, assuming you have boat stores in your area. Here in a Miami center pins walk out in every brand.
These models often have whippen support springs that makes them feel sluggish. They may measure good and feel nice with soft playing but when you play with force it feels like a truck. Sound is mostly great!
Do you mean the assist springs on the back end of the wippen like on Samick? This model didn’t have those but still felt stiff at the top on the key.
@@the_daily_ping Yes, Those springs. They used them for a while. Glad they are not in this one ;)
@5.10 the front pin is upside down haha
Ah!!! Thanks for that. I couldn’t figure out what I was looking at.
Jack height is not affected by spring tension. The balancier is regulated to adjust the jack height.
The springs are supposed to be as slow as possible. As long as the hammer rises, yields the best regulation grandpa.