Gordon, As the head technician for a Baldwin dealer I might be able to clear up a little bit of this rumor. (Frank, fell free to add anything that I miss.) Baldwin has three piano plants in the United States: Greenwood, Miss. for case parts and some assembly, Trumann, Ark. for grand cases and vertical assembly and Conway, Ark. for Grand assembly. The confusion arises from the Pratt-win action mfg plant being located in Juarez, Mexico (just over the border from El Paso). So any instrument made in this country, or any other, which uses a Pratt-win (formerly Pratt-Read) action has these parts buklt in Mexico. Certain models of certain brands owned by Baldwin are built in Korea under contract but that's a different story. For a rundown of all of that info refer to Larry Fine's posting and book. Hope this helps. Allan Gilreath Gilreath Piano & Organ Co. Berry College Gilreath@aol.com
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