phantom serial number

Jon Page jpage@capecod.net
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 19:21:16 -0500


Ron,
When, along the production line does a serial number become embossed
upon a piano. Perhaps this was removed from the line (finish room, voicing
etc.)
and shipped to the customer.  ?

Just a thought,

Jon  Page


At 12:39 PM 10/31/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>Ron
>>
>>The serial number is stamped on the underside of the keybed, hidden by the 
>>legs. If you remove the tremble leg, you should find a number there, that 
>>should correspond with the bar code number found on the piano. If it is
not, 
>>contact Baldwin.
>>
>>Wim
>
>
>Thank you Wim, I didn't know that. I'll check it when I get the chance. Now
>for the next question. Why was this done this way? I can't imagine that
>Baldwin has gone to easily removable stickers as serial number IDs on all
>their new grands. Besides being just too rinkey dink, it would make store
>floor stock inventory and tracking impossible with every little sociopathic
>crumb snatcher that wanders through randomly swapping identities among the
>pianos. If it's not the norm for all the grands, why was it done in this
case?
>
>Still spooked.
>
>
>Ron N
>  
Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  mailto:jpage@capecod.net
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