Sorry for this intrusion from the world of unintiated philistines, but I would appreciate some qualified help/advice: I'm playing a 1989 Baldwin L that I purchased for $14,000 this spring. (about $2,000 higher than actual market on that year and model I later found out, but we live and learn). It sounded very nice then, and I was very pleased with it, but it's presently going haywire with the seasonal change here in PA (from 70% relative humidity to 40% in one week). It's now so bright and nasal that it's utterly unbearable. Sounds like hammers are wood and strings are tin! A recent tuning and a superficial brushing of the hammers have not improved it. In fact it's only got worse. . . Now it sounds both too bright and fuzzy all at once. My preferred sound is round, warm, mellow, and soft, but with clear attack and good sustain. I'll soon be hiring a local tech to try to bring it down, and my question is directed at technicians who've had experience with Baldwin Ls of that vintage (and their hammers): Does this instrument's scale design and hammers have the kind of tonal potential to produce the sound I want? I practice quite a bit this time of the year, and I'm probably quite the hammer packer. . . It would be nice to get some feedback before I start investing the hundreds of dollars it will likely take to have it properly voiced. Many Thanks! George Gilliland ---------------------- Little Garden Design 134 Broad Street 2nd Floor Stroudsburg PA 18360 WEBSITE: <http://www.lgdnet.com> 717 422 1255 717 422 1257 (fax) ----------------------
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