<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=608592418-27062006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4>They are not the greatest in the world, I have seen and heard better.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=608592418-27062006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=608592418-27062006> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Wayne Walker</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Piano Tuner / Technician</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Musicstop Acoustic Piano Service</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>264 Herring Cove Road</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Halifax, NS, Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>B3P 1M1</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>902-221-1540</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>902-496-6924 Fax</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><A href="http://www.musicstop.com/">www.musicstop.com</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Which one?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I have to admit, I haven't seen any new Baldwin stuff...is it really so bad?   Hamiltons?  Yikes...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Wayne Walker" <WAYNE.W@MUSICSTOP.COM><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 6/27/2006 5:32:45 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Which one?<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=905312112-27062006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4>Hi Mike,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=905312112-27062006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4>You may have noticed the at the exhibition hall no one was going near the Baldwin booth. Both Yamaha and Kawai booths were busy. This should be good indication. I have tuned both P22 and UST-8A, both are good pianos. The workmanship on the Baldwin is poor. Hope this helps to make the right decision.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=905312112-27062006><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=905312112-27062006> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Wayne Walker</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>Piano Tuner / Technician</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Musicstop Acoustic Piano Service</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>264 Herring Cove Road</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Halifax, NS, Canada</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>B3P 1M1</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>902-221-1540</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>902-496-6924 Fax</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><A href="http://www.musicstop.com/">www.musicstop.com</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mike Kurta [mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 26, 2006 3:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Which one?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Local school district is buying 10 new verticals.  The choices are:  Yamaha P22, Baldwin 243E and Kawai UST-8A.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Pricing is comparable among all, any thoughts on which might be the best for them?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: 6/26/2006<BR></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: 6/26/2006<BR> </FONT> </P>