Baldwin Pianos - Houston Piano Company

The Baldwin Piano Company is an American piano brand. It was once the largest US-based manufacturer of keyboard instruments and known by the slogan, “America’s Favorite Piano”.

Baldwin BA161 HPE 5'4"

Dwight Hamilton Baldwin was the founder of Baldwin Piano and Organ Company, one of the largest makers in the USA. Established in 1862. After 140 years, the company was sold to Gibson Guitar Corporation. The BP and B series are made in China at the Dongbei factory while the BA series is made in Indonesia. Marketed in the USA through North American Music.

Baldwin BP165 Grand Piano

Baldwin’s new Professional Series has a superb sounding grand piano to suit every budget and every room. The BP165 is a small to mid-sized grand styled to fit where a larger grand might overwhelm the space, while being equipped to deliver world-class tone in the process.

Baldwin BPC3T

Baldwin always applies the same level of skill and experience to constructing a compact upright piano as it does to building its acclaimed grand pianos for the concert stage. The BP3T displays that ethos loudly and clearly in several stylish design elements.

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Original Piano Maker(s)
Dwight Hamilton Baldwin (1821 – 1899)

Date Established
1862

Original Location(s)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Notable Dates

1873 — Baldwin partnered with Lucien Wulsin (1845-1912).
1880 — Robert A. Johnson became a partner.
1884 — Albert A. van Buren, George W. Armstrong, Jr., and Clarence Wulsin all became partners after Johnson passed away.
1890 — Baldwin declares he wanted to manufacture “the best piano that could be built.”
c. 1891 — Baldwin built factory and manufacturered first Baldwin vertical piano, with designer John Warren Macy; it also became their headquarters.
1895 — Baldwin introduced first Baldwin grand,also designed by Macy.
1899 — Baldwin passed away and by 1900 Lucien Wulsin and George Armstrong took control over the company (with Wulsin at the helm).
1900 — Baldwin grand won Grand Prix at the Paris Exhibition.

Notable Dates (cont.)

1904 — Baldwin won Grand Prize at the St. Louis Exposition.
1905 — Baldwin player piano introduced.
1912 — After Wulsin’s death, George Armstrong, Jr. took charge of the company.
1914 — Baldwin won Grand Prize at London.
1926 — Lucien Wulsin II succeeded Armstrong as the head of the company.
1946 — Baldwin introduced their electronic organ.
1961 — Lucien Wulsin III succeeded his father and became president of the company.
1974 — Dick Harrison succeeded Wulsin III and named president of the company.

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