Traditional Pianos Gone Wild

Traditional Pianos Gone Wild

Baldwin Piano Releases Wild Designs and Customized Paints with New Line of Pianos

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldwin Custom House continues to change the face of the piano industry through its focus on innovative and creative hand-built, limited edition designs. The company has created the "Exotic Collection" with wild designs and customized paints. Each piano boasts its own dramatic, exotic, fun or elegant custom paint job that exquisitely showcases the true artistic nature of the Baldwin Custom House. From a striking striped zebra print to a whimsical abalone white grand, to a tied-dyed design with a happy face and one with a Hawaiian style sunset, Baldwin Custom House has created pianos that can serve as works of art in any finely designed home or as a stylized gift to fit any personality. With the launch of the Exotic Collection, Baldwin is demonstrating the future of piano design with the highest level of craftsmanship and unique custom models partnered with whimsical fun and inspiration from some of the world's most creative artists and customizers.

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With names like The Tuxedo, Beauty in B Minor, American Flag Vertical, Feelin' Groovy, French Quarter, Glitz & Glamour, The Majesty, The Flame, The Princess, and The Tuxedo, Baldwin Custom House offers an astounding 20 new designs in the new Exotic Collection to offer plenty of variety for any individual to find just the right piano style:

Abalone This whimsical white grand features an iridescent
finish with furniture-style legs and a special
iridescent plate color. MSRP $85,548

Beauty in B Minor With its rich tones of gold and burgundy this
piano was designed to replicate the painting
Beauty in B Minor by abstract artist Michael
Ethridge. MSRP $87,348

American Flag Vertical With a brilliant American flag style, this
vertical piano emanates a patriotic feel. MSRP
$14,868

Baroque Representative of the beautiful Baroque period,
this high polished ebony grand features a carved
music desk, uniquely cut lid, lathed legs and lyre
column. MSRP $79,248

Dark Blue The eye catching color and style of this piano is
a particular favorite of many jazz musicians.
MSRP $88,602

Feelin' Groovy Take a trip back in time with this tie dye
creation featuring a green plate, colored keys and
custom smiley face music desk and lid. MSRP
$101,298

French Quarter Drawing inspiration from the extravagant feathers
of the peacock, this high polished mahogany grand
features rich pink inlays throughout the music
desk, legs and bracket. MSRP $109,848

Glitz & Glamour Exuding glitz and glamour with its spectacular
gold finish and gold trim, this piano is
absolutely stunning. MSRP $91,848.00

The Majesty Fit for royalty, this mahogany grand features gold
leaf accents, furniture-style legs, and ornately
carved music desk and lid. MSRP $75,390

Parisian Inspired by the Parisian night life, this grand
features mahogany accents, a hand painted mural of
the Eiffel Tower and scalloped music desk. MSRP
$98,148.00

Purple Passion This contemporary purple marble finish combined
with black plate, purple felt and nickel hardware
makes a bold statement. MSRP $84,198

Silver Shimmer This classic high-polished ebony grand has been
transformed with dazzling silver shimmer finish,
nickel hardware and a silver plate. Also comes in
a vertical model. MSRP $76,458

The Flame Hand painted hot rod flames and intricate
pin-striping make this high-polished ebony 6'3"
grand one of a kind. Also available in 5'2" and
5'8". MSRP $100,302

The Princess Studded with hundreds of tiny crystal, this white
5'2" grand features a pink plate, pink sharps,
nickel hardware and rhinestone accented decals
sure to please any princess. MSRP $73,308

The Scroll Elaborate metallic scroll work embellishes the
lid, rim, music desk and legs of this unique
high-polished ebony grand. MSRP $82,848

The Tuxedo Inspired by the Art Deco period this high-polished
ebony grand features white trim parts, black keys
and white sharps, nickel hardware and a white
plate. MSRP $84,423

Tropical Sunset Purple and pink hibiscus flowers and a tropical
sunset cover the lid, rim and music desk of this
white high polished grand piano. MSRP $85,548

The Zebra Go wild with this bold black and white piano,
which features a red plate, nickel hardware, and
red, white and black keys. MSRP $102,423

Two Tone Bubinga Inspired by the exotic wood from Africa, this high
polished ebony grand accentuates the richness of
the wood grain. MSRP $69,348

Hi-res images of each piano as well as specifications can be found at http://www.gibson.com/press.

The focus of Baldwin Custom House is the finest quality and artistic flavor available to create a fine piece of art. Highly skilled craftsmen and artists have been hired to ensure the highest level of excellence, and an apprenticeship program has been launched to train the artisans of the future.

Baldwin has been "America's Favorite Piano" since 1862, when former music teacher D.H. Baldwin opened his music store in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the turn of the twentieth century, Baldwin pianos won international awards, and by the end of the century, Baldwin was the largest American piano maker. Baldwin joined Gibson Guitar Corp. in 2001.

Gibson Guitar Corps' family of piano brands include D.H. Baldwin, Howard, Hamilton, Chickering, Wurlitzer, J&C Fischer, Nordiska, Sunshine and others. The division's artists include Ben Folds, Diane Schuur, Amy Lee of Evanessence, Dave Brubeck, Seiji Ozawa, Arthur Hanlon, Marion McPartland and numerous others. For more information on Gibson Guitar go to http://www.gibson.com/.

The company piano portfolio can be viewed at http://www.baldwinpiano.com/

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CONTACT: Caroline Galloway of Gibson Guitar, +1-440-338-3469,
caroline.galloway@gibson.com; or Maureen O'Connor of
Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-854-8116, moconnor@rogersandcowan.com, both for Baldwin
Piano

Web site:

http://www.baldwinpiano.com/
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