Has more of a high end American sound vs typical Yamaha
@brandoncallaway26197 күн бұрын
Very interesting voicing. Out of this world bass, though. Original Steinway hammers? If so, wow, that really is a unique sound.
@elliot_sander14 күн бұрын
I remember playing that Schubert Impromptu in high school! That Steinway was beautiful
@assenkaradaliev781923 күн бұрын
Unique sound
@AtlanticMusicCtr22 күн бұрын
Yes it is :)
@johnwells9089Ай бұрын
NICE!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Thanks!
@debbiemcnamara7059Ай бұрын
I had a Kimball. I could not take it to California. I have a digital. They are day and night.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Nothing quite like the real thing!
@NunofurdambiznezАй бұрын
Good Gracious - Mason and Hamlin all the way!! Steinway 2nd, Baldwin 3rd.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Good picks!
@jwright9639Ай бұрын
Absolutely lovely! We will be searching for a similar such villa in Italy where will be the new home of my Feurich 227 which I am so excited about!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Congratz! Is it an older Feurich or a new model?
@LLLLLL8LLLLАй бұрын
❤
@ronartest7748Ай бұрын
baldwin is chinese
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
New baldwins are. The Baldwin in the demo is American made prior to the 2001 company change.
@MarianoPerezАй бұрын
Wow, that Baldwin sounds amazing.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Thanks! We do our best
@CharlesSzczepanekАй бұрын
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!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Really!? That's so funny!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Your playing is beautiful by the way! Just subbed
@karengustafson1855Ай бұрын
What is the name of the Bernstein piece played on the Baldwin? Beautiful!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
"Some Other Time" :)
@sebthi7890Ай бұрын
I guess this Steinway is 19th century, rich smooth sound
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
1896!
@amirmotahari6186Ай бұрын
sounds way better and warmer than its equivalent Yamaha!
@amirmotahari6186Ай бұрын
finally not a salesman but a musician who knows classical music and knows how to test, push the piano to its limits and then comment on the! great job!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@andrewanderson6121Ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
All great pianos! Bosendorfer is holding their own, and of course there are other boutique german makers like Steingraeber and Sauter which have (thankfully) found a way to survive. Tough market these days for everyone though.
@hastensavoir7782Ай бұрын
How do you find Faziolis?
@LiveUPMediaАй бұрын
Do you tjink the older g1s around 90s ade better than the new gb1k etc
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
The G1 is more equivalent to today's C1X than the GB1k. If I had to choose between a well maintained G1 and a new GB1k I would take the G1. The new C1X would take the cake however.
@gregs3580Ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Thanks for offering your opinion! Steinway certainly didn't gain their reputation for nothing.
@komoruАй бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
The soundboards are original :)
@GrotrianSeilerАй бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Thank you! Baldwin certainly made a great piano in there day.
@arneely65Ай бұрын
Thank Keith for you email reply!
@arneely65Ай бұрын
Hi guys! Hello especially to Sayaka who helped me so much with information on the long distance call.
@ei3170Ай бұрын
For jazz I think Baldwin is the best because of its warmth
@bobmason1361Ай бұрын
That is nice. Very nice indeed.
@Jack-hy1zqАй бұрын
What was the name of the first Schubert piece, please?
@AlbertoSegovia.2 ай бұрын
Name of the piece, now! Thank you!
@AtlanticMusicCtrАй бұрын
Sorry, not sure! It's an old video and the player doesn't work here.
@AlbertoSegovia.Ай бұрын
@@AtlanticMusicCtr oh, thats too bad… I have not listened to that piece in ages, don’t know its name, but love it. Thank you,
@HombreDeLaNorte2 ай бұрын
Enviable
@eustachiodemarco2 ай бұрын
Mason &Hamlin è il più bello, con suo personale carattere. Sembra un Bechstein.
@jacobneal53882 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Baldwin made a great piano! Our lead tech here at AMC was the former head of quality control at Baldwin's Arkansas factory, and our founder is a former Baldwin concert artist. We love Baldwins here.
@brianbennett23972 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
The S400 is a great piano! We have one at our showroom in Melbourne. We will pass on your regards to Wes
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@theUrbanJoe2 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
They are certainly great pianos. We've rebuilt many a Mason & Hamlin. They are a joy to work on and play.
@ENDED7962 ай бұрын
thank you for this video. really interesting how every grandpiano is so distinguish of eachother.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@TeaTimewithDave2 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
They are all magnificent - comes down to personal preference what piano one chooses!
@les8672 ай бұрын
What is the name of the piece by Bernstein that you played on the Baldwin, please? Thank you.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
"Some Other Time" :)
@BH-22 ай бұрын
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
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Great pick on the Baldwin. Baldwin's are a store favorite around here. Our owner Brian was a Baldwin concert artist and our Lead Tech was the head of quality control at Baldwin's Arkansas factory back in the day.
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@FryChicken2 ай бұрын
Bass!
@jonathanjc11312 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Yeah, they are great pianos! Compete with many grands
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@miltonjeong84362 ай бұрын
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@susank48782 ай бұрын
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.
@susank48782 ай бұрын
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.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Ah, very nice! This Baldwin F is a 1935 with new Renner hammers. Yes, the music desk problem is unfortunate. Much better to have an open design such as on this Steinway www.amcpiano.com/inv-Steinway-ModelM-499229
@susank48782 ай бұрын
@@AtlanticMusicCtr Yes, that new Steinway music desk definitely fixes this. On the other hand, that much space makes it harder to write on music, though it would be easy to put a thick piece of cardboard behind the music, leaving the openings elsewhere. I notice that in Europe the music desks have openings. Also, many concert pianists now lay an iPad on the plate struts, eliminating the music desk altogether, and enabling them to turn pages with a left foot.
@davedave57872 ай бұрын
love my restored sd6 baldwin amazing wish i had one of each....🤓 I don't even know how to play.....
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
The SD6 is a great piano! Have you considered putting a player system in the piano?
@davedave57872 ай бұрын
Yes I have be neat!
@standavidson2 ай бұрын
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,
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Hi Stan, thanks for the kind words! We used the Earthworks PM40 piano micing system. Very little post work. Slight EQ boost on the highs to breath a little more life into the mic recording, but same treatment on all pianos so as not to affect the comparison.
@standavidson2 ай бұрын
@@AtlanticMusicCtrThank you Wes for sharing that. Have a good rest of the week.
@gailrod20962 ай бұрын
🎉
@MarcusVinicius1162 ай бұрын
Baldwin and M&H équivalent and slightly superior than the Steinway I find.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
Baldwin and Mason & Hamlin have great tones for sure. We love the old American Baldwin's here at Atlantic Music Center and are known especially for our Baldwin rebuilds. A great American made SF10 is a hard piano to beat.
@arbusco2 ай бұрын
There should be original artwork on the inside of the lid.
@AtlanticMusicCtr2 ай бұрын
That can be done! In this case, Bösendorfer as a historic Austrian brand wanted to feature the artwork of one of Austria's most famous artists - Gustav Klimt
@frenchustube2 ай бұрын
@@AtlanticMusicCtr This is beautiful! I went to their webpage and their pianos are stunning with Klimt art! Thanks for the clip. Amazing what you find on KZbin!
@pianostudy44033 ай бұрын
Nice! Well done! (I have a Baldwin R myself.)
@AtlanticMusicCtr3 ай бұрын
The Baldwin R is a great piano! We have a rebuilt R from 1974 on inventory right now