Quoting Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>: > Thanks to those who responded. Guy, Lawrence, and others. > > Fred, I wasnt personally bashing Baldwins. I dont really like > manufacturer bashing of any sort, tho I can recognize that many of us > > have issues with certain piano makers. I was more curious as to the > > comments I've heard increasingly that come off pretty negative > sounding, > and was beggining to wonder if it had been better or not for Baldwin > to > have simply passed on into the history books instead of whats > happening > now since the Gibson takover. As for what Gibson has been doing, I guess I'll just have no comment. It doesn't look like anything very positive will emerge, but who knows? I think Baldwin had a great history, and the R & D there was definitely the most progressive, forward-looking, creative . . . , during a very exciting span of years 20 years and more ago. I hate to see all that disappear, just like I hated to see Mason & Hamlin disappear. Mason is back, and maybe Baldwin will be some day as well. The designs are good. So my answer is a qualified no: I don't think it better for Baldwin to simply disappear. OTOH, what emerges being called a Baldwin may not be something I will have any respect for. Regards, Fred
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