<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Vladan:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I remember the elegant Baldwin booth in the exhibitor’s area at the 2002 convention in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:City>.  There was the PTG supplied sign, a card table and two folding chairs with two guys.  They had no instruments, no literature not even business cards.  It was really pretty sad!  The impression I get (which could be inaccurate) is that <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> has died but no one has conducted a funeral nor buried them.  I just did a search on their web site and didn’t find any <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> dealers.  Are there any?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of V T Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 10:23 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Help with <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> parts-Avery<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> It's all very sad;  <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> was the one company that managed to design a few great instruments in the last 50 years.  Now, it looks like there is not a single new Baldwin grand on display anywhere in Northern California, one of the most affluent markets in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> I was just looking at the schedule of PTG classes in <st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City> - not a single speaker from <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> with anything technical to say.  I wonder if there is anyone left at the factory at all.  I wish somebody competent came along to to buy them from Gibson. Vladan<o:p></o:p> <pre>James, It's a lost cause! Believe me. Avery At 04:30 PM 3/27/2006, you wrote: >UnbeLIEVable.  I've sent irate emails to their technical depart and >to the president, Rocco Melchione, along with numerous phone >messages, with absolutely no response.  If I ever meet up with one >of them, they'll sure get a piece of my mind!<o:p></o:p></pre> <o:p> </o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=1 width="100%" align=center> </div> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman3/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http:/beta.messenger.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.</a> PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>