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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To our angry =
dealer, Thomas
Jefferson said and I paraphrase "If you are angry =
count to 10
before speaking, if very angry 100 " Also when you =
disparage
"unamerican " pianos because they have aluminum and ABS plastic or =
as you
say "junk" , you lose all credibility with a technical community =
that
embraces progress and innovation . Are these Asian pianos the =
greatest
ever made? No, but I prefer a service call on most of these =
newer
models over a battle with a new Baldwin. Yes I tune more Baldwins =
than any
other brand, and will continue to service them , All of which is =
irrelevent to
our comments and observations concerning the demise of a once fine =
company. Tom
Driscoll.RPT</FONT></DIV>
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