Avery: Is the Baldwin name cast in the plate? I've seen a lot of counterfeit "Baldwins" over the years with some strange things on it. The 6090 could be a factory work number. In recent times, the shortest Baldwin with a 20-note bass has been the "L" (6'3") preceded by the "C". Did it have a folding fall board? dp David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Avery Todd Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:38 AM To: College and University Technicians Cc: avery1@houston.rr.com Subject: [CAUT] Baldwin Info List, I worked on a Baldwin grand Saturday and I have a question about the serial number. The plate has been redone sometime in the past but the serial number was not replaced. I found the number 6090 on the cheek blocks & key slip. Would I be correct in assuming this is the serial number? If so, the Atlas lists that as being built between 1895 & 1900. That seems a little old for this instrument. It's app. 5'+ long (I didn't have a tape measure with me), has a 20 note bass with 7 notes (F2-B2 in the tenor) also having bass strings. It's obviously been restrung more than once (it has 6/0 tuning pins!). Except for the 20 note bass on a small piano (Baldwin doesn't, do they?) the only other thing that seemed different was the action rail where the hammer flanges are screwed on. It was painted a gold color, with a ledge app. ¾" - 1" wide extending out from where the screws are and a factory type, small Baldwin decal on it. I've never seen an action with that ledge before. but it was very handy for holding travel paper! :-) My primary question though, is about the age. The instrument is now in a Masonic Lodge & the lady who originally owned the piano told my customer (who plays there) that she had bought it new in the 1960's. Just because of the action frame design alone, I seriously, seriously doubt that it was new then! Can anyone confirm about the serial number location(s)? Thanks. Avery _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017 _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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