<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Where are guys like you coming from. I have been a "BALDWIN" dealer since 1973. I have also handled other import products. Come hell or high water, through the years Baldwin has always = stood behind us good or bad. If you are an AMERICAN you should be ashamed of = yourself for these comments. Sit down and just think for a minute.....how many = Baldwin pianos have you tuned, worked on and it has contributed to you lifestyle = and family income. Take those away and give the business to the offshore = companies with all their plastic, aluminum and synthetic parts and see how long = you stay in business as a tuner. Maybe your fellow technicians should get = together and by you a one-way ticket to the orient where you can run for days tuning as = many garbage pianos as you want....and see if they will listen to your sick complaints. Yes, the board made a mistake with her majesty Hendricks. = Steinway has floundered several times only to have a wealthy company bail them = out. Tell me their quality control is there for the price they charge. Look at the = crap the Japanese piano manufactures put in the products, charge huge prices = and call it quality. Wake up American and Canadian technicians you talking on = here a downgrading a great product only shows how selfish and narrow minded = (maybe SMALL MINDED you really are). If we as dealers aren't selling pianos you = won't have a job. (Don't forget you are "where the rubber meets the = road") Just in case you don't understand the saying....you are the last in the = chain of the piano world and without good manufactures "staying in = business" you will be and probably with your attitude be digging ditches. <STRONG>Shut</STRONG> <STRONG>your mouth get out there tune, repair and = be </STRONG><STRONG>happy for any North American product that puts money in = your pocket or get out of the business</STRONG>....<STRONG>we don't need = whiners and crybabies like you in the industry</STRONG>. I hope you don't have kids = because with your attitude and example they are going to grow up with a rotten = attitude. We never heard from you when Baldwin paid you and things were good did = we.. It is easy to step on someone when they are down instead of lending a = helping had to them and keeping a good North American company going. Question? Who = would you support if a war broke out tomorrow? Don't forget about where your bread = is buttered. This is a good wake -up call for all of us especially you = technicians. Instead of being happy there are pianos out there to tune and repair you = have to go a run them down... Well if you are so smart why aren't you in the = factories designing them if you think you know better? If you think the other = companies aren't in financial trouble as well, you had better think again.. = Yamaha, Kawai have been for years.. Their companies are smart and cover it up and you = aren't made aware of all the problems. Believe me they are in no better shape = over there than we are... Note!!! the piano market is shrinking thanks to the = high-tech world and you had better clean up your attitude along with all = your other technician friends or start looking for a new vocation. <STRONG>WE = NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND GOOD TECHNICAL SERVICE NOT YOUR CHILDISH WHINING.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG></STRONG><STRONG>"GO BOB JONES AND = BALDWIN PIANO".   </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR> </DIV></FONT> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:tompiano@gate.net" title=tompiano@gate.net>Tom = Servinsky</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:04 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: It gets worse</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Does this mean I won't get the $280 they owed me to = install a new warranty set of hammers on their infamous Baldwin Hamilton = piano.  I've been patient though now I'm ready to right this one off.  It's = only been 3 months since the work was completed and invoice = sent.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>From the bottom of my heart....good riddance = Baldwin- you got everything you deserved.  Take a good product and run it into the = ground and ignore all the warning signs. Is any talking = sabotage?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu" title=rrg@nevada.edu>Robert = Goodale</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 31, 2001 = 12:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: It gets = worse</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><A = href="mailto:Billbrpt@AOL.COM">Billbrpt@AOL.COM</A> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE = CITE><FONT face=arial,helvetica>Baldwin Piano = & Organ Co. Announces Intent to Reorganize Under Chapter 11 = of</FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica>The United States Bankruptcy Code</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>No suprises here. I think the writing is on the wall, the = company is obviously out of operating cash.  I heard a rumor recently, = (just a rumor, no confirmation), that Baldwin was unable to complete one of = their payrolls.  Unless there is a huge turn around, (and I mean = huge), I don't see much to be enthusiastic about.  Farewell Baldwin and = thank you for a great 140 years.  Rest in peace, you will be missed. <P>Thank you Bill for the update. <P>Rob Goodale, RPT <BR>Las Vegas, NV = </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>