[pianotech] Baldwin - Acrosonic Numbers?

[Joseph Garrett]

From: Ed Carwithen <edwcarw at yahoo.com>
To: Piano List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: [pianotech] Baldwin serial Numbers
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????You must get tired of us trying to find the manufacture dates of
pianos, but you guys?always have more answers than me.? I have now found
three pianos where the serial numbers make no sense.? All are Baldwins.? An
acrosonic with a serial of 374468 which puts it in 2007, but it is
obviously older and has a tuner dating it in 1960 something.? Today a
Howard (made by Baldwin) with a number of 312706?putting it at 1993, but it
has a tuners date in 1970.? Another Acrosonic serial of 395074 and that is
past my Pierce Atlas.? WHAT THE HECK?????? What is the secret of finding a
date on a Baldwin?? 
?
Ed,
Did you ever think to look under ACROSONIC?!! <G>(or...Howard, Hamilton?)
Most of these queries have to do with techs not learning how to use the
Atas as it was intended....and then, not reading it correctly.. Sheesh! OR,
not carrying it with them out in the field. Or, just to cheap to buy
one.<G> The serial numbers given are 1946, 1941 & 1947, all Acrosonic
numbers according to my olde Atlas,(The Howard could have been under the
Hamilton numbers, but you said it had a 1970 tuner date, so it has to be
Acrosonic number). ( I have them all of the Atlas's, including the original
Michelle's, up to the newest.<g>) I will admit, that, as long as the Atlas
has been around, it is most confusing and sometimes just downright WRONG!
Case in point, the numbers for 7' & 9' Knabes. There was a separate system
for those and the ATLAS dude was convinced, (by a well known technician),
to drop that information, because that tech didn't agree with the
information!! What's that all about? Then there's all the Yacht Club stuff
and the Famous People pictures etc., which most of us really could care
less about.<G> I will say thank you to the Son who is continuing to
maintain it, even after his Father's demise. He's to be complimented on
that. I suspect it is not all that profitable and can eat up a whole lot of
time maintaining it. In the past I've sent varifiable information to
upgrade certain manufacturers stats, but it's never surfaced in the newer
ones, so I'm wondering if it's just a "Black Hole".?
Best Regards,
Joe


Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
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