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

[Tom Gorley]

Yes, the 243 is a Hamilton studio size model designation.  

>    Tom Gorley
> Registered Piano Technician     
>       





On Oct 6, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Ken & Pat Gerler wrote:

> 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
> 

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