<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Great question. What percentage of work and materials that "began life" under an American roof is the cutoff point? Darrell and Heather definitely are on to something magnificent. Nothing even close in the price range. I'm sure they're bringing at least one instrument to the Northwest Conference in Portland in March, and if they're smart, to the National in Anaheim. H & D: I love ya. Raise your prices. You are the 800-pound gorilla in your class. Slam dunk. You win. And nobody deserves it more than these two; check out the website and prepare to be thrilled when you put your hands on one.<div><br><div>David A.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 29, 2008, at 8:15 AM, Alan Barnard wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p>Fandrich -- beautiful work, beautiful pianos, wonderful innovation. BUT I don't think they qualify as fully American piano builders, do they? Not in the sense of building pianos from the floor up.<br><br>Alan Barnard<br>Salem, MO<br><br></p> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr>Original message<br>From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu> </pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu><br>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br>Received: 2/29/2008 7:46:43 AM<br>Subject: Re: Baldwin News<br><br><p align="left"><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Don't forget Fandrich!</font> <br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">pw</font> <br><br><br></p> <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="40%"><font face="sans-serif" size="1"><b><a href="mailto:PIANO2NR@aol.com">PIANO2NR@aol.com</a></b> </font><br><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Sent by: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a></font><p><font face="sans-serif" size="1">02/28/2008 05:13 PM</font> <table border="1"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div align="center"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Please respond to<br>Pianotech List <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>></font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br> </p> </td> <td width="59%"> <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">To</font></div> </td> <td><font face="sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></font> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">cc</font></div> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Subject</font></div> </td> <td><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Re: Baldwin News</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br><br><br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2"> </font> <br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2">In a message dated 2/28/2008 5:43:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, <a href="mailto:AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com">AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com</a> writes:</font> <br><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Baldwin is one of only two companies still producing pianos in the United States.</font> <br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2">That's not true. There's Steinway, Baldwin, Mason&Hamlin, Charles Walter, Astin-Weight and probably a few others</font> <br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2"> </font> <br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2">Randy Mangus<br>Mangus Piano Service<br>140 Atkinson Ave.<br>Wheeling, WV 26003</font> <br><font face="Arial" color="#40005f" size="2"><br><br></font><br> <hr><font face="Arial" size="2">Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. </font><a href="http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><u>Watch the video on AOL Living.</u></font></a> <br> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>