cm) B442/B42 Acrosonic: 43 ½" (110 cm) B243/B47 Hamilton: 47" (119 cm) B252 Concert Vertical: 52" (132 cm) BP1 BPE1 BP3 BP3T BP5 BP-X5 Notable performers Many distinguished musicians have chosen to compose, perform and record using Baldwin pianos, including the pianists Walter Gieseking, Claudio Arrau, Mike Shinoda, Jorge Bolet, Morton Estrin, Margaret Baxtresser (née Barthel), Earl Wild and José Iturbi and the composers Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Lukas Foss, André Previn, and John Williams. Baldwin pianos have been used by popular entertainers including Ray Charles, Liberace, Richard Carpenter, Michael Feinstein, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, Cat Stevens, and Carly Simon, and jazz pianists Dave Brubeck, George Shearing and Dick Hyman. Amy Lee, the lead vocalist, pianist and keyboardist of Evanescence also uses this brand in most of her compositions, recordings and live performances. A Baldwin piano was seen nightly being played by Paul Shaffer on the Late Show with David Letterman. Baldwin was the official piano of the television show Glee. Marian McPartland's long-running radio show Piano Jazz was hosted by Baldwin. Baldwin was second only to Steinway in its artist and symphony roster. Bibliography Crombie, David. Piano: Evolution, Design, and Performance. Barnes and Noble, 2000. First printed by Balafon Books, Great Britain, 1995. () Baldwin Piano & Organ Company Encyclopedia of Company Histories. Answers.com. Accessed March 1, 2007. References External links Official website Morley Thompson Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2003) Lucien Wulsin Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2005) Piano manufacturing companies of the United States American brands Companies based in Loveland, Ohio Gibson Guitar Corporation Music instrument endorsement lists Music of Cincinnati Manufacturing companies based in Ohio American companies established in 1857 Manufacturing companies established in 1857 1857 establishments in Ohio 2001 mergers and acquisitions Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018