Baldwin SF-10

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 How can you have a piano factory with one technician??? To their credit, I just ordered a set of hammers for a 243.? The ordering process was smooth, and the hammers arrived in 3 days!? Much better service than 9 months ago!? Bob.


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 5:12 pm
Subject: Baldwin SF-10
















Another Baldwin engineering marvel. They use machine bolts 
around the perimeter of the plate. The plate is treaded, so how do you pull the 
plate down to the case? When the bolts bottom out on the plate, how do you know 
the plate is all the way down? Am I missing something here?


?


Mr. G


Allied PianoCraft
PO Box 1549
High Point, NC 
27261
(336) 454-2000
PianoTech at alliedpianocraftcom
www.alliedpianocraft.com






No 
  surprise at all. Last year The Boston PTG Chapter got Tom Malone of Baldwin 
  Technical Services to give a presentation. While he was happy to give us the 
  corporate spiel, and answer our questions, he was very frank when it came to 
  specifics. 
  
Such as statements like ... "Well, I'm the only piano technician at the 
  factory." And he was not saying that like he was puffing up his chest, but 
  rather that the workers there are trained to do *one* job and not to be 
  curious about what the other guys are doing! 

  
And statements like "The SF-7s being made now are really nice! Well, that 
  is, aside from the action ..."

  
He also indicated it was a complete waste of time to order any 
  replacement parts direct from Baldwin; "you'll get the same parts and better 
  service from your regular suppliers." 

  
Patrick Draine


  
On Jan 9, 2008 1:49 PM, AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> 
  wrote:

  

    

    
Update. I contacted Baldwin about 
    getting their downbearing gauge for the SF-10 I'm rebuilding. The tech 
    department said they don't use?them anymore and they don't even have 
    one at their facility. 







 


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