Poll - Most and least favorite pianos you serviced

[Roger C Hayden]

Most and least favorite pianos:

A. 6' or longer grand piano

Favorites:  Any larger Steinway, most Yamahas, especially C_3, Some big
Baldwins, M & Ham, a well voiced Kawai.  
Least favorites,  Kimball, Aeolians, 

B. less than 6' grand piano

Favorites:  Steinway M, O, L, many Yamaha G's and C's, if maintained,
Bechstein, some nice Kawai's, classic Knabe's & M & Ham., some Baldwin
R's and L's.  others. (I like playing a freshly tuned Weber from
Korea....)

Least:  Baldwin's cheap line, Kimball of course.

C. 45" or higher upright piano:  

Favorites:  Baldwin Concert Vertical, many Yamaha's, most Kawai's.  And
many fine old uprights built when the buying public had more musical
literacy and taste.

Least: East European, worn Hamilton's, not wild about Yamaha's P22.
Kimball, again.
Gulbransen's, Wurlitzers

D. less than 45" upright piano

favorites:  Baldwin Acrosonics, some Yamaha consoles, Kawai's definitely.
Least:  the 'Grand' spinets, Kimball Whitneys, Kohler and Campbell, H.
Millers, Lester 
Wurlitzer