Baldwins, American, Japanese and other makes.

[Jeannie Grassi]

Stephen,
You might try Kawai.  Some of them were made in Japan, under that name by
Kawai.  I suppose it depends on how old the instrument is.

jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Associate Editor, Piano Techncians Journal
mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Stephen Airy
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:04 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Baldwins, American, Japanese and other makes.


Does anyone know where (on the WWW) to get info on the

Steingraeber upright?

Also, who (I may have asked this before but I forget
what the responses were) currently makes uprights 51"
in height and larger and where (if existing) are their
websites?

--- David Boyce <David@bouncer.force9.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm sad to think of Baldwin having such problems.
> We don't see a great
> many of them in the UK, but I have enjoyed playing
> them at PTA conventions,
> and listening to recordings. I like the sound of
> Earl Wild's plummy
> Baldwin.
>
> But I must agree with all that Robert Goodale says
> in reply to that
> strangely intemperate post.
> I've heard recordings of great-sounding Yamahas.
>
> And what about European pianos?  Doesn't the
> Bosendorfer Imperial Grand get
> a look-in? Heap of junk, I suppose?  And Hamburg
> Steinways?  And what about
> the magificent Italian Fazioli pianos? Theirs is now
> the longest Concert
> Grand produced, I believe.  The whole range seems
> excellent - I've played a
> few.  But I guess they're not worthy?  And doesn't
> Wayne Stuart in
> Australia figure? Another charlatan, I suppose.
> And isn't the Bosendorfer upright the finest upright
> on the market by a
> comfortable margin, surpassing the Steinway K by a
> length? No? Oh, OK.  And
> what about the large Steingraeber upright, the
> biggest upright piano in
> production. A shoddy toy?
>
> I don't think I'd trust Mr Schmidt to sell me a good
> piano, or even a used
> car.
>
> Best wishes folks,
>
> David Boyce
> (after a long lurk!)


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