Thanks, Tim. Means a lot. I’ve mentioned Baldwin’s sometimes-poor approach to their hammers but I also feel that Baldwins are victim to America only having room in their hearts for one piano brand (Steinway, obviously). I feel if Baldwin, other pianos for that matter, were given the same level of care as Steinways, the general opinion regarding them would be less checkered.

I appreciate the encouragement!

Thank you so much, Scott! You’ll see a recent lack of videos but I aim to rectify that. Glad to have you as a viewer!

I’m feeling the love, thanks. I have dialed my perfectionism up to 11 for the SD6 but rest assured an update is coming.

Truly! And I’ve found 70s Baldwins to be an excellent vintage. Coincidentally, or not so coincidentally, I’ll be purchasing an R from that era next. It’s destined someday to go in my showroom but will begin this next chapter as our piano at home. I’m very excited about it! Thanks for watching!

@@insidepianosNice Debussy, by the way. I’m trying to refine that piece, but I have a ways to go 😀

Thanks! I learned it recently myself.

The warmth and depth of Bacon felt hammers is really appealing to me as well. In fairness to the Wurzens this is not exactly an apples to apples comparison in that the Baldwin with the Bacon felt was completely restrung. It benefitted from the new strings (w a hybrid scale) and the niceties that went along with it such as new agraffes and a refined V-bar. I’ll also say the Wurzens were much easier to voice. They had plenty of tone from the get go. It was mostly a matter of using needles to deepen the tone then to remove excessive brightness. I only used a little hardener for the bass hammers and the top 5. By contrast, it took a while to cultivate the tone in the Bacon felt hammers. I snuck up on what I liked through incremental hardening and playing it in. But in the end…{chef’s kiss} You may know this, but you can search the PTG (Piano Technicians Guild) to help you find talented technicians in your area. In case you’re ever wanting to renew your Model R. They’re definitely worth it!

Thanks, David! It just sold and will be going into a club with jazz and singer/songwriters. I feel it will project beautifully. How’s Blondie?

@@insidepianos Oh, perfect! Blondie's still spectacular of course. Blonder than ever! Je me ferais teindre en blonde...

😆 I’m sure Edith Piaf would have bought a blond piano too, if asked.

@@insidepianos No doubt! BTW, KZfaq just showed me some guy playing Brahms on a Bosendorfer. So of course now I have to take another crack at it. Thanks alot!

@david_dudash Haha! Sorry about that!

Staffan! Thanks, my friend!

Thank you for the kind words, Bill! I’m sorry you’re not happy with your restored O. It should have a “rich warm tone”. I’m curious if you like the sound of this O. It was restored about 13 yrs ago by Mosaic Piano Service then I voiced it when selling it on consignment. It was quite special, I thought. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5Oko6h7qNyal2Q.htmlsi=6hB7mpiJ1w4CXuHj

Thank you!

What do you mean by that?

What *I* mean by that is that they often sound bigger than they are. They have a power and a bass that suggests a longer piano than you’re actually hearing.

🤣 Well, Debussy said that the only rule he follows is “my his own taste”, so you have him to thank.

I just brought a similar vintage R into my home for my personal piano (for a while, at least, before it finds its way to my showroom). I think it’s a good vintage. Check out the bridge to make sure there isn’t a lot of cracking around the bridge pins. Maybe talk to the tuner about the feel of the pinblock. Those are things that would be very expensive to address. I hope it works out well for you!

@@insidepianos thanks, I'll keep an eye out. love your content!