Upright Piano Parts

[Nichols]

Patrick,

     It was a sad thing to see Gibson close the Juarez Baldwin action plant 
after sooooo many years. Most people didn't know how many parts they really 
were involved with for many manufacturers. I suspect that we will all have 
to wait for Japanese, Chinese, and European parts from here on out.
    One bit of good news. A lot of the people that built those parts in the 
first place now work at the SAMA facility. We do rebuild those parts on a 
regular basis. (not the plastic ones). So, you can call the guy that ran 
the Baldwin plant and get a quote:  915-727-4138. Salvador Ortiz.

Regards,
Guy Nichols


At 06:51 PM 9/13/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello All: I recently tried to order some upright damper flanges from 
>several supply houses, only to be told that there would be a three week 
>delay because the Baldwin parts factory is now closed, no one had any 
>flanges left, and they were all awaiting the arrival of a shipment from 
>Japan. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so is there an 
>alternative? Are upright piano parts now completely outsourced overseas?
>Thanks,
>Patrick C. Poulson
>Registered Piano Technician
>Piano Technicians Guild