Baldwin 6000

[Steve Fujan]

I'll go one step further than Ron...   I really like the sound.
Steve Fujan

On 11/5/06, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:
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>
> > Anybody have an opinion on the Baldwin 6000 (looks like a 52" or so
> > upright)?  An aquaintance told me he was considering buying one--saying
> > it had gotten excellent reviews (?)...I didn't ask him from whom.
> > Personally, Baldwins have never been a favorite of mine, do these new
> > ones have the really tight tuning pins?  Could anyone speak to the
> > quality?  Does it have one of those goofy painted actions?
>
> I have no idea what Baldwin is doing to pinblocks or actions
> these days, but I would not expect any improvement in pin
> torque ranges or uniformity. We don't have a surviving Baldwin
> dealer in the area, so I haven't seen a new one in some time.
> As far as the 6000 generally though, there are a few specific
> design things. The bass is very unusual. In most pianos, the
> strike point ratio goes from something like 1/16 - 1/12 in the
> top end, tapering to around 1/8 somewhere in the middle, and
> continuing that 1/8 clear through the bass. The 6000 continues
> the ratio progression all through the low tenor and bass, down
> to around 1/5 at A-0. People either like the result, or don't,
> but most everyone notices it's different. The other thing is
> the "tone extender", an aerospace brass mass load, on the low
> tenor bridge end.
>
> I kind of like the sound.
>
> Ron N
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