Hi Roger, Thank you. I am surprised about your statement, regarding the lack of keyweights in the Baldwins of recent years. It seems to fly in the face of logic. We have about 1/2 dozen Baldwin Hamiltons, in our practise rooms. We are upgrading gradually. Mostly Yamahas. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Jolly" <roger.j@sasktel.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: Re: Baldwin warranty / 743 question > > Hi John , > If you check the down weight, I bet a dollar to a donut it's in the low > 40"s. Stick some lead back there, it will improve the response a whole > bunch. The 243HP has a graduated weight off. And weighs off at about > 50gms bass. The only Baldwin vertical to have key leads in the relatively > recent years. > > Regards Roger > > PS I have no problems with the design of most of the products, QC Issues > yes. And the way the current owners do business also yes. > > I think Guy Nicols sized it up well. > > > At 06:11 PM 4/16/2004, you wrote: > >Are the keys weighted? > >That goes back to a question, I asked about one with a sluggish, note. > >It had no weights in the keys, which on a piano of that size, and age, I > >thought was strange. > >Regards, > >John M. Ross > >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > >jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Becker, Lawrence (beckerlr)" <BECKERLR@UCMAIL.UC.EDU> > >To: "'College and University Technicians'" <caut@ptg.org> > >Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 2:23 PM > >Subject: RE: Baldwin warranty / 743 question > > > > > > > I bought a model 6000 (52" vertical) when I left Baldwin in 1987. I've > >been > > > very pleased with it. > > > > > > Lawrence Becker, RPT > > > Piano Technician > > > College-Conservatory of Music > > > University of Cincinnati > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Richard Brekne [mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no] > > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 1:55 AM > > > To: College and University Technicians; Newtonburg > > > Subject: Re: Baldwin warranty / 743 question > > > > > > Reading all the posts that have been written I find myself wondering if > > > there is anyone that likes anything at all that Baldwin has produced in > > > the last ....say... 20 years. > > > > > > I'm curious as to which models present and recent past are considered > > > good instruments by our collective here. > > > > > > Anyone care to list up your top favorite 3 models ? > > > > > > RicB > > > _______________________________________________ > > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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