WE are not dead yet Rob, and I think the Author has some credibility. Regards Roger >Such a sad thing for a nobel name in the piano business. I just experienced a >bit of irony in the fact that I just a few minutes ago returned from a day at >Tanglewood. As usual, there was a Baldwin piano in almost every space big >enough to hold a piano. The practice sheds had consoles and the classrooms >had >Hamiltons. The small playing spaces had R's and L's and the larger playing >spaces had 7 and 9 footers. I can only say that despite an effort to find a >bad piano, I couldn't! The small R grand that I played in one of the houses, >I would be proud to own! The seven footer in the chamber music shed was to >die >for, and even the consoles in the practice sheds were even, well voiced and >very playable. While I am sure that the tech staff at Tanglewood must be very >good, it also says that Baldwin is capable of building a very nice and even >beaurtiful instrument. In 1997 when I was piano shopping, the Baldwins I tried >were inconsistant, sloppy, and some bordered on sounding UGLY. These pianos >at >Tanglewood were worthy of having caring owners who appreciate them. > >Let's hope that the company can pull it together and lets hope that there is >some hope for American piano manufacture in the popular price ranges. >Irwin Goldberg....pianist, conductor. >
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