I grew up in the late 1950's & early 1960's playing an ebony upright Baldwin that my mom bought for me.

Growing up my family had a Baldwin console piano in our foyer and I swear it was the best sounding piano ever imo

I am absolutely in awe everytime I play a Baldwin grand manufactured between the years of 1965 - 1978. They are just special pianos. They can smoke a Steinway any time. I play at a church that has a 1974 "SF" 7' Baldwin Grand in the chapel which totally out performs in every way a 2005 D Steinway in the Sanctuary.

Back in the early 80's I had the privilege of working with a major Baldwin dealer as a piano mover, We had an SD-10 that was used and signed by many Baldwin artists. My favorite quote from an artist was from Liberace, he said I have a Baldwin Hamilton in my bath room in case I need to tinkle.

I've played the Baldwin piano that's sitting in the lobby of the Baldwin Building on Gilbert Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio!

Thank you for these great videos. I just bought my 1st ever piano, an Acrosonic Console, mid 1980's, from the original owner. I love it, and though I just turned 60 I'm looking forward to learning to play better and really enjoy it when I retire down the years. Thanks again.

I got a Baldwin piano from 1862 from a garage sale and it is still tuned

Thanks for making this video! I have a Baldwin grand model R made around 1960. Piano has great sound.

Goodness gracious! Robert and Roger are the nicest guys! I called about a piano I am looking at in Tennessee. Robert walked me through what to look for and offered to send me information. He was so helpful and knowledgeable. Life is good!

Great video. I always loved the SD10..

We recently purchased a near-mint condition 1936 Hamilton-Baldwin baby grand. The original owner taught piano, yet, her daughter, who maintained the upkeep all these years, took no interest in music, so passed on the piano and we ended up with it - LOVE IT! Could you please do a video on your opinion and knowledge of the build quality of that era?Thanks - and you do, indeed, make great and informative videos!

I just picked up a 1943 Model L and its amazing. I was so happy to be able to pull this early production model from the market. I love understanding the history and was very impressed with the continued comparisons to Steinway. This should make an excellent heir loom to pass on.

Great video! Very informative. My 1976(?) Baldwin upright is arriving this week (hopefully)!

When Gibson took over, they said they were going to "restore Baldwin to the piano powerhouse it once was." Yeah, right. The first thing they did was hold an outdoor press conference at which a Baldwin baby grand was hoisted into the air by a helicopter and then dropped and smashed on the parking lot. This was to symbolize "in with the new and out with the old." Any company that would stoop to wantonly destroying a beautiful musical instrument has no credibility with me at all. Would they have done that to one of their high end artist guitars? And anyway, in the musical instrument field, the old is often superior. With no more concert and artist department, there is no longer any such thing as being a Baldwin artist, which used to mean something. May great artists played and endorsed Baldwin pianos. But now, it's just another generic piano brand made overseas! It's a crying shame! Some of the blame for what happened to Baldwin goes to their prior management before the bankruptcy. They had a number of chief executives who did not come from the musical instrument manufacturing industry and didn't have a clue. Their last concert and artist director insulted and drove away a number of serious artists. They never understood that there is a large and devoted audience for classical piano, and these people have money and buy quality pianos. Their advertising seemed to ignore this market. Sort of reminds me of another high quality piano company that forgot who they were talking to: Mason & Hamlin!

You have great videos, dude! Really informative, interesting, lively, and enjoyable!

We own an old old baldwin piano

I had my first piano lessons on a Baldwin studio upright piano. I am horrified to learn that they are now made in China.

Andre Watts was a Baldwin artist, or, at least, he was at the stellar start of his career.

Can you talk about Acrosonic pianos? Were all Baldwin spinets acrosonic spinets? Or does it have to say acrosonic in the piano?

I was offered a Sweetland piano. Are they worth anything?

Does anyone know much about the Sargent brand pianos that were made by Baldwin? I have one from a relative thats been in the family and I cannot find anything about them.

DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THE BALDWIN COMPANY THAT WAS IN GREENWOOD,MS?

I appreciate the history you shared here. Which "Japanese" piano manufacturers imported cheap pianos? Were you referring to Yamaha, Kawai, and/or Atlas? Let me know, thanks.

Is the Gps2500 a well-made one? It says "made in Italy."

I am looking for a 6000 upright right now but avoiding the Chinese made ones.

I find it very sad that a company like Gibson should have stooped to putting the Baldwin piano name on a cheap import. I say cheap but I doubt that this applies yo the price tag on the piano, but none the less it is NOT a Baldwin and never will be. As one who arranges and writes I freely admit to using a Kurzwiel purely because all the sounds are there, but nothing can take the place of a real piano, for both touch and full body tone. I have to say that this guitar maker of renown has just taken a bit of a drop.

Coitado do norde(.)

Lol Cheap Asia imports ftw.

I hate Baldwin pianos