vertical models at its facility in Zhongshan. Baldwin, have been retired, although some pianos bearing those names may remain on showroom floors for quite some time until sold.īaldwin has re-created versions of most of its former U.S. now bear only the Baldwin name all other piano names Baldwin owns and has recently used, such as Hamilton, Wurlitzer, Chickering, Howard, and D.H. factory, in Trumann, Arkansas, at the end of 2008, though the facility remains open as a U.S. The company ceased regular piano production at its only remaining U.S. In 2007, Baldwin purchased a formerly government-owned piano factory in Dongbei, China, and for a while made grand pianos there, but due to a dispute with the Chinese government, production at that factory has been temporarily halted. It also contracts with Parsons Music, a large, well-respected manufacturer associated with a chain of music schools and stores in Hong Kong and China, to have grand pianos made under the Baldwin name. market in a factory it owns in Zhongshan, China, where it also maintains a major presence in the Chinese domestic, and other international, piano markets. In 2001, a combination of foreign competition and management problems resulted in bankruptcy, and purchase by Gibson Guitar Corporation.īaldwin currently manufactures vertical pianos for the U.S. Beginning in the 1980s, however, the quality declined, especially as a result of the relocation of action manufacturing to Mexico. Throughout most of the 20th century, the company was considered one of the most successful and financially stable piano makers in the United States. was established in Cincinnati in 1862 as a retail enterprise and began manufacturing its own line of pianos in 1890.

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