[pianotech] Atlas Listing Very Wrong?????????

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

If you look under "Hamilton" in the/any atlas after 1975, you will find 
Hamilton's started at 296876 in 1975, Soooo, the warranty card info is 
correct.

Ken Gerler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Atlas Listing Very Wrong?????????


> It was stated by Michael Magness: "The music store I do tuning/tech work
> for has the owner's mother's piano on
> the floor for sale, one of the sales people asked me how old it was, I
> pulled out my older Atlas ('89) I keep in the car to look it up. It's a
> Baldwin 243 #299218, my atlas didn't go that high for Baldwin. The 
> warranty
> packet was inside so I looked in it & it said 1975, when I got home i 
> looked
> it up again in my new (11th edition) atlas it says 1992?
>
> Anyone have any ideas?"
>
> YUP!<G> In a way it's a Baldwin...Product....otherwise known as a 
> Hamilton.
> Baldwin Co. like Broadwood, has a very screwed up numbering system,
> imnsho!<G>
> Best,
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
>