soundboard replacements.

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi to all:

Yes, there was a facgory which took back pianos with defective 
soundboards.

During the 70's when Baldwin was importing pianos from Kawai with the 
name Howard on them there were a number of pianos with dried-out 
soundboards which exhibited splits. This was before the Japanese 
companies discovered that central heating systems were so harsh on
pianos. We had about 50 grands awaiting new boards at one time. Many of 
them also needed new pinblocks. These were all eventually reprocessed and 
sent back to dealers.

Jim Coleman, Sr.