real mfg?

[Gilreath@aol.com]

Gordon,

As the head technician for a Baldwin dealer I might be able to clear up a
little bit of this rumor.  (Frank, fell free to add anything that I miss.)

Baldwin has three piano plants in the United States: Greenwood, Miss. for
case parts and some assembly, Trumann, Ark. for grand cases and vertical
assembly and Conway, Ark. for Grand assembly.  The confusion arises from the
Pratt-win action mfg plant being located in Juarez, Mexico (just over the
border from El Paso).  So any instrument made in this country, or any other,
which uses a Pratt-win (formerly Pratt-Read) action has these parts buklt in
Mexico.  Certain models of certain brands owned by Baldwin are built in Korea
under contract but that's a different story.  For a rundown of all of that
info refer to Larry Fine's posting and book.

Hope this helps.

Allan Gilreath
Gilreath Piano & Organ Co.
Berry College
Gilreath@aol.com