Baldwin warantee

[Mike Bratcher]

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Yes they bought the assets.....,but they are also using the Baldwin =
name.

No opinion, just a comment.

Mike Bratcher

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David M. Porritt=20
  To: Kevin E. Ramsey ; pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:46 PM
  Subject: Re: Baldwin warantee


  The word I got was that Gibson bought the assets of the old Baldwin =
Co. from the bankruptcy court and that they didn't actually buy the old =
company.  There's a difference between buying a building and some =
machines, and buying a company.  I'm not defending their actions, I just =
think that's the way they did it.

  dave
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  On 4/15/2003 at 6:34 PM Kevin E. Ramsey wrote:
    Roger Jolly, being a Baldwin dealer,,,,,,,,,,wait, I don't think he =
is any more.........oh, well. He may still be able to answer this better =
than I.=20
        I don't know, for the life of me, how Gibson can take over a =
company like Baldwin and not assume the responsibilities of the original =
company, but apparently they think that they can. I suppose the Courts =
will have to decide that one, but who wants to step up with half a =
million dollars to find out?
    Kevin.
      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: PatchWick@aol.com=20
      To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
      Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:48 PM
      Subject: Baldwin warantee


      Hey list:

      I recently was called to tune a 10 year old Baldwin console. Turns =
out that the pin block is totally separated from the frame (end to end =
and top to bottom). The frame posts are all loose at the top as well. =
The local Baldwin dealer checked with the factory (now owned by Gibson) =
to see if they would replace/repair this piano under the original =
warantee. Turns out that not only will they NOT honor this warantee but =
that the warantees on all the brand new Baldwins on his sales floor were =
null and void as well. Any thoughts?

      Thanks
      will wickham=20
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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