Patrick, It was a sad thing to see Gibson close the Juarez Baldwin action plant after sooooo many years. Most people didn't know how many parts they really were involved with for many manufacturers. I suspect that we will all have to wait for Japanese, Chinese, and European parts from here on out. One bit of good news. A lot of the people that built those parts in the first place now work at the SAMA facility. We do rebuild those parts on a regular basis. (not the plastic ones). So, you can call the guy that ran the Baldwin plant and get a quote: 915-727-4138. Salvador Ortiz. Regards, Guy Nichols At 06:51 PM 9/13/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Hello All: I recently tried to order some upright damper flanges from >several supply houses, only to be told that there would be a three week >delay because the Baldwin parts factory is now closed, no one had any >flanges left, and they were all awaiting the arrival of a shipment from >Japan. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so is there an >alternative? Are upright piano parts now completely outsourced overseas? >Thanks, >Patrick C. Poulson >Registered Piano Technician >Piano Technicians Guild
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