In a message dated 9/30/99 3:08:43 AM !!!First Boot!!!, lecronin@worldnet.att.net writes: << My name is Leanne Cronin and I am a non-tech lurker! I am a beginning piano player and am looking for a small grand. I have read what I could find in the archives, but there isn't much and I'm getting more confused. The dealer says that the Wurlitzer is made by Baldwin(its now what the DH Baldwin was), or at least the scale on the 5'8" is the Baldwin Artist scale, Larry Fine's The Piano Book, Third edition says that the Wurlitzer is made by Young Chang. But I also read that Samick made the D.H. Baldwin line(no longer offered by Baldwin). Can someone clear up the confusion? And after that, is this line of Wurlitzer grand any good? It sounds ok to me (not very discerning yet! I just don't like really bright tones). I can't afford a Steinway nor a Mason and Hamlin and right now I have a 1960 Acrosonic. Should I wait for a used Baldwin Artist (20 years old or so) for about $6,000 more? Sorry to bother you with my non-tech questions. If you prefer to respond off list my address is lecronin@worldnet.att.net Thanks Leanne Cronin Fresno (97degrees and humid), CA >> Wurlitzers are now manufactured by Samick for Baldwin. For the price, they are not bad. Pianos are like shoes, If they don't fit when you first put them on, they will not "wear" in. If you like the tone, the touch and the looks, and can afford it, then buy the piano. If you do not like any one of those four things, then wait for the instrument you do like. Willem Blees RPT St. Louis
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