<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Paul:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If "Baldwin" is not cast in the plate it is probably a forgery.  Unscrupulous techs or dealers have put those little "Baldwin" circles in stencil pianos because that is a widely known name.  The Chickering name gets used a lot too.  If there is the claim that a piano is a major name and it is not cast in the plate, it isn't.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 8/17/01 at 7:41 AM Paul wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List    </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I looked at a grand the other day that had the decal removed during refinishing, but has the Baldwin emblem attached inside the rim. The trapwork has some parts missing; only the sustain pedal is working. I couldn't pull the action while there. My question: did Baldwin use true sustenuto in all their grands decaled "Baldwin" and use bass sustain for the middle pedal on grands decaled "Howard" or names other than Baldwin?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does any one have some old Baldwin trapwork for sale. I need the una corda mechanism and middle pedal mechanism. Serial # 55210.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> <PRE> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE>