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I have now played the Petrof PIII (6'4''). Beautiful sound to my ear, very nice touch, much preferred it to new Bechstein A 6'3'' in same showroom. Would go for it unhesitatingly if it wasn't for all the extremely negative views of the experts. Another problem is that this model seems to have been d...

Thanks for your responses.
It was a new Kawai I was referring to.
I have yet to play a Petrof or Estonia. The dealer I visited didn't stock them and indeed he expressed similar trenchant views about Petrof pianos!
Why does Larry Fine rate them higher than Kawais?
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I am currently looking for a new grand piano to replace my wonderful, but very aged Bechstein V. I was quite taken by the Kawai RX2 but was a bit disconcerted by quite a noticeable noise in the upper register, especially the octave above the C above middle C, which occurred on releasing the key as i...