Baldwin 6000 in jail

[Robert Goodale]

Lance Lafargue wrote:

> I was surprised to find an instrument of this quality in a prison, but it had
>
> been sadly neglected -- 60-160 cents flat, all the casters gone and two
> broken bass strings (one was missing).  I didn't feel threatened being
> there but was glad nevertheless to be constantly under the watchful eye
> of a guard (a very nice guy, really) except when I sent him off for a
> tool or some glue!
>

You can almost bet that the missing casters and the bass string ended up in the
cell of some inmate named "Bubba".  They are probably major components of a
distillery by now.

When I lived in the mid-west the warden of a local prison payed me a visit
looking for a cheep piano for the big house. I fix up an 80 year old cable
upright for him. A couple of weeks later he, a couple of inmates, and a mean
looking guard with a shot gun drove up in a flatbed truck and hauled it away.
It was in reasonable condition and he was happy. Something to play "Jail House
Rock" on I guess.

Rob Goodale, RPT