[CAUT] Wip't... FYI Resource

[Nichols]

At 09:55 AM 5/4/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I know this is a bit callous, but it's nice to hear of a plant being
>closed in Mexico, rather than one being closed in the US and opened in
>Mexico.  We are having waaaaaayyyy too much of that going on!

Any piano or piano parts plant closing is not good news. Although some of 
the equipment went back to Arkansas, you can guess that Gibson/Baldwin's 
new venture in China will probably have an impact on their (Baldwin's) 
action production. The problems surrounding out sourcing are quite complex, 
and include major issues with non-manufacturing commerce, also. As for 
pianos, keep in mind just how small the music industry is compared to 
something like.... pretzels. The big economic impact comes from Wal-Mart, 
not from the players in our little court.

>By the way, Guy, please excuse my ignorance, but what does "SAMA" stand
>for and where is it located?
>Joy!
>Elwood

Gee, Elwood, let me be lazy and just direct you to the Web Page:
www.samapiano.com
Any left-over questions feel free to ask.


>Elwood Doss, Jr. M.M.E.; RPT
>Piano Technician/Technical Director
>Department of Music
>145 Fine Arts Building
>The University of Tennessee at Martin
>Martin, TN  38238
>731/881-1852

Best Regards,
Guy




>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>Nichols
>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:51 AM
>To: College and University Technicians
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Wip't... FYI Resource
>
>Jon,
>      With the closure (by Gibson) of the Pratt-Win plant in Juarez,
>there
>are quite a few parts no longer available. At SAMA, we employ many
>former
>Baldwin plant workers, and we currently remanufacture whippens and other
>
>parts from all manufacturers. Most of the time, it's very economical
>compared to replacement. Sometimes, due to geometry or weight, it's also
>
>preferable to use the original part.
>     Just another resource, FYI.
>
>Regards,
>Guy Nichols, RPT
>505-642-8640
>
>
>At 10:34 PM 5/3/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >I anticipate that an upcoming job on a Baldwin  will require a set of
> >Schwander wippens.
> >
> >Renner USA has discontinued this item.
> >
> >Has anyone had a problem with their substitution ?
> >
> >Jon Page
> >
> >
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