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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fwd: Re: Ozone =
generator
questions for piano repair.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Gordon,<BR> You may want to check with a =
couple of
FBGs (former Baldwin guys) about subjecting pianos to ozone =
generators.
There's a heck of a story there, from about 12 years ago, with the end =
result
being the loss of about 600 verts. <BR><BR>Ozone is NOT
recommended.<BR><BR>Guy Nichols<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Actually, the =
end result was
a bit more complex .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm happy =
to be
corrected but from reliable sources this is the story as told to
me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Baldwin placed =
an insurance
claim on the pianos in question and received compensation as =
was their
right.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Then the =
insurance
company took possesion and dumped the piano's to a local =
salvage
-discount store chain in the Massachusetts area called =
"Building
19"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> They were =
marketed as
salvage piano's from a "Famous" maker,and sold essentially "as is" =
@ a
big discount.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The =
stickers inside
were removed and covers were glued over the name plates but it soon =
became
no secret that these were Baldwins and they flew out of the
stores.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> End result was a =
merchandising nightmare for the local Baldwin dealer (Baldwin of =
Boston I
believe) Why buy from them when the same piano 5 miles away was half =
price
at Building 19?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Perhaps other =
factors were
also at hand , but this genius move by Baldwin did not endear =
the
company to the dealers' heart and before long they closed the
doors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I was told that =
the pianos
were wrapped when this accident happened and from the few I service =
they
seem no better? or worse that any other Baldwin from the same
era.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Again ,this is =
the story I
heard from more than one source -.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Tom Driscoll
RPT.</FONT></DIV>
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