At 05:11 AM 2/1/02, you wrote: >I think Baldwin is gone. > >Rob Edwardsen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> >To: <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:02 PM >Subject: Re: Broken TP > > > > Or, you could report it to Baldwin as a warranty issue and see if they'll > > deal with it, or at least get it approved as a warranty repair. At least > > they'd have a record of it. That way, if their tech screws up the pin > > block, they should have to make the piano good. If YOU, on the other >hand, > > screw up the pin block on a brand new piano.... > > > > Just another thought that hasn't been mentioned. > > Jeff > > > > > > > Jeff Tanner > > Piano Technician > > School of Music > > University of South Carolina > > Columbia, SC 29208 > > (803)-777-4392 (phone) > > > > > > The way it has been explained to me is that since Gibson bought Baldwin's "assets" from GE Credit, rather than buying an ongoing company outright, they can disavow responsibility for debts, warranties, etc. They have been authorizing 'some' warranty work. But I would definitely get authorization before assuming any work was covered. --------------------------------- Lawrence Becker, RPT Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati Former Baldwin Factory Worker Former Baldwin Cincinnati Retail Service Co-ordinator Presently in Mourning ----------------------------------
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