Dear Michiel, On the matter that this may be your first Baldwin spinet: The Baldwin spinet has had a long career here in the USA. Up until recently,(last 10 years) this piano has been about the best spinet piano in terms of tuning stability, tone, and being reliable. I would in no way compare it to a PSO or POS. We have thousands of storefront churches over here with the little Acros in place being hard used, abused, and still they come out decent for a very small piano. You are lucky you haven't run across a Lester or Whitney spinet! My Humble Opinion. James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis pianoman@inlink.com "Success is not a goal, rather it is a way of life". ---------- > From: Michiel van Loon <mvanloon@xs4all.nl> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: spinets > Date: Saturday, January 24, 1998 1:28 AM > > Hi, > Northern American techs. > Today, for the first time in my 6 year old career as a piano tuner, I tuned > a Baldwin spinet. > Overhere we have all kinds of Eastern European PSO's. > But those spinet things don't even have the shape of a piano. > What a terrible job that must be to service them. > Or don't you service them, and just throw them away like we will do with the > Chinese and Russian junk . > Tuning is not so bad, I think every physiotherapist would encourage the > spinet > models for tuners. > And tuning doesn't take much time because nobody hears the difference if you > take 45 minutes to tune or 3 hours. > But please keep them on your side of the Atlantic. > > Vriendelijke groeten, > Michiel van Loon > Meppel > Nederland > http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvanloon > tel/fax ++31 522 255160 >
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