List, This time I also agree with Bill and others. Before I moved to Houston, I took care of the pianos at a small state university music department (about 20+ pianos). They were fairly evenly divided between Hamiltons and Everetts. I'll have to say, I had a LOT less tuning problems with the Hamiltons than with the Everetts! Thankfully, none had the Corfam OR the black stuff (whatever it was)! Avery At 07:33 PM 07/17/02 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 7/17/02 6:24:29 PM Central Daylight >Time, kam544@gbronline.com writes: > > >> >...Alan: I've tuned perhaps 20 or so of these little monsters in my >> >short few years in this business. I can only think of one that is >> >OK. The other 19 or so are very poor, aggravating, falling apart, >> >misaligned, noisy, miserable little PSOs. >> > >> >When people inquire about buying a used piano, this is one that I >> >regularly identify as often a poor choice. >> > >> >Just calling a spade a spade. >> > >> >Terry Farrell >> >>Terry, List, >> >>I'm glad I don't have to use your spade. It would be a long day >>before any hole ever got dug. >> >>I say just the opposite of your observations, Terry, by the mere >>fact, I take care of 105 Baldwin/Hamilton studios (dbase info), some >>for as many as 23 years on an annual basis. >> >>Real workhorses, overall stability of tuning unquestioned as compared >>to other units of same size, a big, bold sound for the most part, and >>very seldom breaks down. >> >>Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, one of the best values ever made >>in the piano industry. Takes a beating and keeps on playing. >> >>I can only think of one that doesn't cooperate like I'd like, but >>it's no big deal. >> >>Cheers, >> >>Keith McGavern > >Ahem, I'd have to agree with Keith here, Terry. There are a lot of them >out there. It is a very common choice for a school piano and many other >situations. I've been going nightly and will be again in a few minutes to >rehearsals for Man of La Mancha. If I had the attitude you do about the >piano we are using, I wouldn't be able to do either my job as a piano >technician nor as a singer and actor. > >The last thing I would ever call our rehearsal hall piano is a "PSO". It >is a Baldwin Hamilton Studio piano. It has great tone and a beautifully >designed soundboard. Does it require actual work froloathfulm time to >time to keep it being a musical instrument and not an object for loathsome >disdain? Yes, but again, that's what I am in business to do. > > >Bill Bremmer RPT >Madison, Wisconsin ><http://www.billbremmer.com/>Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . >c o m =-
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