Fwd: A good report

[jolly roger]

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.
>