<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All I can tell you is this, I work at a = dealership that handles both baldwin and Yamaha, and I'd rather pitch raise two = Yamaha's than to tune one baldwin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mosley@idir.net = href="mailto:mosley@idir.net">pbmosley</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 31, 2003 = 3:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin 243's</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I work for a large school district = that is growing, every year they are purchasing more pianos for new = buildings.  We have been buying the Yamaha P22 for 15 years or so and I don't see = a lot of other brands in that environment.  I have been asked specifically = about the 243's but have not seen a new Baldwin since Gibson took = over.  Anyone with any thoughts on the Baldwin.  I usually recommend the Kawai = and Charles Walter if they want to shop price and get a bid.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Phil</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>