Chickering by Baldwin

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Ed,
         Yes it is all Baldwin, action made in Mexico. The scale is not old
in the 410, but is an exceptionally designed scale for a 4'10" piano. The
designer considers it one of his master pieces, and I would agree. The
original design was penny pinched and as a result some re-engineering was
done. I had some involvement in the addition of an extra brace and plate
nose bolt to over come some tortional instability problems. A fixed
stretcher was also added to obtain greater case/tuning stability.
Do not confuse scale design with a mess up in execution. Baldwin is an
honorable company, if Kent Webb is contacted I'm sure a satisfactory
resolution can be found.
When you mention Asian companys I'm sure you mean Japanese, as I have found
some real horror stories in Korean and Chinese pianos, with very little
technical support.
Regards Roger




At 03:24 PM 21/02/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Newton,
>
>My understanding is that this is an old scale design of Baldwin and is
made by
>them.  The action work likely is out of Warez Mexico but is still Baldwin.  I
>second the thought that an Asian company would not have these problems.  Any
>Baldwin dealers out there to confirm or deny my understanding?
>
>Ed Tomlinson
>
><< 
> The Chickering you mention is most likely built in China.  If not
> there then in Korea.
> 		Newton
>  >>
> 
Roger Jolly
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