Baldwin - Model D - 9-foot Concert Grand Piano
This piano is approaching it's 100 year old birthday. It was manufactured in 1923. The serial number is: 45348.
This piano has a huge bass, and a warm, clear tone that can only be achieved by a piano of this size and workmanship. This piano is equally at home as family heirloom, in a ballroom or on stage leading a symphony orchestra. It is a work of art. During the past 100 years Baldwin and Steinway were the automatic choice of the world's most famous artists such as Glen Gould, David Brubeck and Leonard Bernstein.
As noted below, this piano has been almost completely restored. Including such updates as brass wheels that exceed the quality of the original.
The piano was purchased directly from Baldwin. It was owned by Maude Gibson and then her son John Gibson. John was a piano tuner and technician. Maude taught piano in Duluth Minnesota for decades. After Maude Gibson's death the piano was handed down to John Gibson. After John's Death the piano went into storage at Masters Piano in Duluth Minnesota. The Piano was purchased by Danielle Thralow in 2002 for her recording studio in Duluth Minnesota. Danielle sold the recording studio in 2006 but kept the piano. The piano again went into storage until 2013 at Master’s Piano when restoration was begun to bring the piano to Pelican Bay in Naples Florida, where it now resides.
Between 2013 and 2015 the piano was restored at The Master’s Piano Shop In Proctor MN by Husband and wife team, Daniel & Carmen Norlein. Among other things the restoration included replacement of the hammers, shanks and flanges, felt cushions on the whippens. keybed and key end felts where replaced. The keys cleaned and capstans and keypins polished. The piano was restrung with a new pin block, new strings and tuning pins. The bass strings were custom designed and manufactured specifically for the piano. The damper felt and damper guide rail bushings were replaced. Damper heads and wires were cleaned and polished. The underlever assembly cleaned with re-bushing and repining. The soundboard was carefully examined, repaired and a new finish applied. Bridges were inspected and bridge pins replaced. The harp was cleaned, refinished and lettered.
The Piano was completely disassembled and the finish removed and the wood substrate repaired where needed. All pieces were sanded and prepared for the finish. Two coats of sealer applied, followed by three lighter coasts of black lacquer and one clear coat. All the pieces were hand-rubbed to an even satin gloss. In re-assembly all hardware is cleaned an polished and felt replaced.
The Piano was delivered to its current home in Pelican Florida in January 2016.
During the spring and summer of 2016 additional on-site restoration was continued with fine adjustments of the action and hammer felts along with new brass wheels to make the Piano easy to move around the house and protect the hardwood floor.
The piano is 40 inches tall 65 inches wide and 9 feet long. The value of the piano after the restoration has been estimated at $30,000.
This piano has a huge bass, and a warm, clear tone that can only be achieved by a piano of this size and workmanship. This piano is equally at home as family heirloom, in a ballroom or on stage leading a symphony orchestra. It is a work of art. During the past 100 years Baldwin and Steinway were the automatic choice of the world's most famous artists such as Glen Gould, David Brubeck and Leonard Bernstein.
As noted below, this piano has been almost completely restored. Including such updates as brass wheels that exceed the quality of the original.
The piano was purchased directly from Baldwin. It was owned by Maude Gibson and then her son John Gibson. John was a piano tuner and technician. Maude taught piano in Duluth Minnesota for decades. After Maude Gibson's death the piano was handed down to John Gibson. After John's Death the piano went into storage at Masters Piano in Duluth Minnesota. The Piano was purchased by Danielle Thralow in 2002 for her recording studio in Duluth Minnesota. Danielle sold the recording studio in 2006 but kept the piano. The piano again went into storage until 2013 at Master’s Piano when restoration was begun to bring the piano to Pelican Bay in Naples Florida, where it now resides.
Between 2013 and 2015 the piano was restored at The Master’s Piano Shop In Proctor MN by Husband and wife team, Daniel & Carmen Norlein. Among other things the restoration included replacement of the hammers, shanks and flanges, felt cushions on the whippens. keybed and key end felts where replaced. The keys cleaned and capstans and keypins polished. The piano was restrung with a new pin block, new strings and tuning pins. The bass strings were custom designed and manufactured specifically for the piano. The damper felt and damper guide rail bushings were replaced. Damper heads and wires were cleaned and polished. The underlever assembly cleaned with re-bushing and repining. The soundboard was carefully examined, repaired and a new finish applied. Bridges were inspected and bridge pins replaced. The harp was cleaned, refinished and lettered.
The Piano was completely disassembled and the finish removed and the wood substrate repaired where needed. All pieces were sanded and prepared for the finish. Two coats of sealer applied, followed by three lighter coasts of black lacquer and one clear coat. All the pieces were hand-rubbed to an even satin gloss. In re-assembly all hardware is cleaned an polished and felt replaced.
The Piano was delivered to its current home in Pelican Florida in January 2016.
During the spring and summer of 2016 additional on-site restoration was continued with fine adjustments of the action and hammer felts along with new brass wheels to make the Piano easy to move around the house and protect the hardwood floor.
The piano is 40 inches tall 65 inches wide and 9 feet long. The value of the piano after the restoration has been estimated at $30,000.