Has more of a high end American sound vs typical Yamaha

Very interesting voicing. Out of this world bass, though. Original Steinway hammers? If so, wow, that really is a unique sound.

I remember playing that Schubert Impromptu in high school! That Steinway was beautiful

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I had a Kimball. I could not take it to California. I have a digital. They are day and night.

Good Gracious - Mason and Hamlin all the way!! Steinway 2nd, Baldwin 3rd.

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Wow, that Baldwin sounds amazing.

I'm pretty sure that's a photo of my hands at 0:53 lol. Thanks for using when talking about the BB. It's a favorite piano of mine!

What is the name of the Bernstein piece played on the Baldwin? Beautiful!

I guess this Steinway is 19th century, rich smooth sound

sounds way better and warmer than its equivalent Yamaha!

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It is more than unfortunate that Steinway has driven all the others out. Fazioli seems to be (deservedly!)putting up some needed competition. I've enjoyed playing Pleyels, Bechsteins, Bosendorfers, Knabes (which was at one time the official piano of the Metropolitan Opera, if I'm not mistaken), Faziolis, and historic Erards. The variety of sound and touch is a joy for a discerning musician.

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Given the pieces played on the various pianos, the orchestral and transparent nature of the instrument both in the simple and "orchestrally" complicated scoring, I feel the Steinway does the best job. Mason and Hamlin also has a very nice balance and openness.

Would be a better comparison to play the same piece on all 3 pianos as well as move the pianos to the same position in the room because in any scientific experiment, the variables have to be controlled to be valid. Otherwise it becomes very subjective. I also find that the sound and playability of rebuilt vintage pianos lies mostly in how they were rebuilt and whether or not the soundboards are new or shimmed or even what wood was used on a "rebuilt" soundboard.

I’ve always been puzzled why the Steinway is as popular as it is. The Baldwin is the clear winner here, the Mason being a close second. Very nice demonstration and presentation of these instruments.

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For jazz I think Baldwin is the best because of its warmth

That is nice. Very nice indeed.

What was the name of the first Schubert piece, please?

Name of the piece, now! Thank you!

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Mason &Hamlin è il più bello, con suo personale carattere. Sembra un Bechstein.

Baldwin will always be my favorite. I’ve played many Steinways that I have adored but I have always gone back to Baldwins. I played a 1947 model M in a college practice room. It was best to heck and slightly out of tune in the top octave. It even had several cracks in the sound board. It still managed to have a powerful and warm tone with an extremely rich midrange, and a bass that rivaled that of the Steinway L in the room beside it. The treble was clear singing and the sustain was absolutely gorgeous. For a 5’2” piano the mode M is the best baby grand I have played.

Wes, we met at the GFl Hotel in May, 2024. I shared that my father was a concert pianist, and you serenaded Suzanne, et moi, with Clair de Lune! It was heavenly! Thank you. Dr. Brian R Bennett; Vero Beach PS I have my dad's Yamaha S400.

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My grandmother studied at conservatory and taught for years on her beautiful 1924 M&H AA. I find the older M&H's to be far superior in build quality, beauty of tone, playability and also balance/volume control... they are only limited by the pianists ability & musicianship. Overall, they have very few equals/rivals and best the rest. (ie. comparing pianos of equal design, physical condition and voicing/regulation/tuning etc.) And today, M&H are once again incorporating leading technology to make their older, proven designs better than ever. M&H company is back in proper good hands once again and it significantly elevates the whole craft and art of modern piano playing.

thank you for this video. really interesting how every grandpiano is so distinguish of eachother.

A wonderful video and probably the nicest version of Bernstein’s Some Other Time - even better than Bill Evans’. All three of these brands (if you get the right year) are gorgeous heirloom pianos. We have a 1926 Steinway but I’d be happy with a Baldwin or M&H from a similar time period.

What is the name of the piece by Bernstein that you played on the Baldwin, please? Thank you.

It's quite interesting the N Y Steinway just don't have the 'roundedness' in Hamburg Steinways. The more I have experienced New York and Hamburg Steinways, the more I think they are two totally different companies. Out of these three pianos, my personal favourite has to be the Baldwin, it has so much soul

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I had the pleasure of playing a bosendorfer 130, it was an incredible experience. The action is so responsive and it literally felt nicer than a grand piano. It looks very modest but it is hands down the best upright piano money can buy.

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The Mason & Hamlin and the Baldwin are definitely superior to the Steinway B, but I think that the Steinway has some more to offer if the voicing is worked over. The edge on it shows up too abruptly. It needs to have a progression from light blows with some cushion in the tone very gradually moving toward the brighter edge at double forte. It's voiced for a big room, at the expense of the voicing for mezzo forte and mezzo piano. If the acoustic in a large hall is proper, that cushion to provide warmth need not reduce the projection of tone to the very back of the hall at all dynamic levels. The agility is just fine, though.

Lovely Baldwin. I own a 1934 Baldwin F, ready for new hammers. The parts are beautifully built, the tone and the deep even bass are the same. There's a design failing in both the Baldwin and the Mason & Hamlin -- that large solid plain music desk. It traps too much of the sound on the other side, so the player can't judge the volume correctly, compared to the audience. It would be a good idea to remove and set aside the plain panel and manufacture another with the artistically conceived jigsaw work so there is some air between the front and the back of the music desk.

love my restored sd6 baldwin amazing wish i had one of each....🤓 I don't even know how to play.....

Hi Wes, Great work on this video and thanks for sharing. I love the sound - in other words how you managed to capture the recording with such a great accuracy. Would it be possible to share the method and gear you've used to record the pianos? Thanks,

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Baldwin and M&H équivalent and slightly superior than the Steinway I find.

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Nice! Well done! (I have a Baldwin R myself.)