Wurlitzer Grands

[Leanne Cronin]

Thanks Willem,
I'll go and try on some more.

Leanne Cronin

-----Original Message-----
From: Wimblees@AOL.COM <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: Wurlitzer Grands


>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