Baldwin news

James Grebe pianoman@accessus.net
Sat, 8 Jan 2005 07:38:11 -0600


If they are shutting down their parts plant where will they get parts for 
their current production?
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: Baldwin news


> And after shutting down its Mexico plant, how many days do you think
> it'll still be around? :-(
>
> Avery
>
> At 04:24 PM 1/7/05, you wrote:
>>Trumann, AR
>>Trumann Piano Plant Lays Off Workers While Undergoing Restructuring
>>
>>JANUARY 7, 2005 - Posted at 8:55 a.m. CST
>>
>>TRUMANN, AR - The head of the Trumann Chamber of Commerce says Baldwin 
>>Piano & Organ Company has laid off workers as it goes through a 
>>restructuring.  Chamber of Commerce director Jackie Ross says the piano 
>>company had some layoffs but Ross didn't know how many.
>>
>>Baldwin has experienced financial problems before and filed court papers 
>>to reorganize its debt in 2001.  Gibson Musical Instruments of Nashville, 
>>Tennessee, bought the company later in the year from General Electric 
>>Credit.
>>
>>Attempts to reach Gibson by telephone were unsuccessful.
>>
>>The 300,000-square foot Trumann plant opened in 1980.  The company has 
>>another plant in Conway.
>>
>>(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)
>>
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