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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roger Jolly, being a Baldwin =
dealer,,,,,,,,,,wait,
I don't think he is any more.........oh, well. He may still be able to =
answer
this better than I. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I don't know, for =
the life of
me, how Gibson can take over a company like Baldwin and not assume the
responsibilities of the original company, but apparently they think that =
they
can. I suppose the Courts will have to decide that one, but who wants to =
step up
with half a million dollars to find out?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=PatchWick@aol.com
href="mailto:PatchWick@aol.com">PatchWick@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 15, 2003 =
5:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin warantee</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Hey list:<BR><BR>I recently was called to tune a =
10 year
old Baldwin console. Turns out that the pin block is totally separated =
from
the frame (end to end and top to bottom). The frame posts are all =
loose at the
top as well. The local Baldwin dealer checked with the factory (now =
owned by
Gibson) to see if they would replace/repair this piano under the =
original
warantee. Turns out that not only will they NOT honor this warantee =
but that
the warantees on all the brand new Baldwins on his sales floor were =
null and
void as well. Any thoughts?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>will wickham</FONT>
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