Paul That's a horse of another color. I've nevere had to deal with that kind of repair before. You will probably going to have to get the lid refinished. This is a repair that should be covered under insurance. But I presume the university is self insured. Regardless who pays for it, this is a repair that should not come out of your budget. Wim Quoting Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>: > Hey!~ > > What do I do about this one??!! > > Paul > ----- Forwarded by Paul T Williams/Music/UNL/UNEBR on 11/16/2006 > 04:57 PM > ----- > > Sheila Brunkhorst <sbrunkhorst1 at unl.edu> > 11/16/2006 04:55 PM > > To > Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> > cc > > Subject > Re: Fw: [CAUT] water stains > > > > > > > Paul. > Its not water but anti-freeze. The radiator broke on stage level and > > leaked down the wall into the basement. The piano cover is ruined > -Do you > want the cover back or should we throw it out???? Also, The > Maintenance > dept will need to drain the system - next Wednesday, Nov 22 it an all > day > event if it last longer then that I will look into moving the piano > to > Lied over Thanksgiving. > Sheila > > Paul T Williams wrote: > > Hi Sheila, > > It be crazy around here, eh? > > I asked my fellow college techs and I got this reponse regarding the > > Baldwin water stain. I'll give it a try after the dust settles over > the > weekend!! > > Good luck > > Paul > ----- Forwarded by Paul T Williams/Music/UNL/UNEBR on 11/16/2006 > 02:24 PM > ----- > Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> > Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org > 11/16/2006 01:23 PM > > Please respond to > College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > > > > To > caut at ptg.org > cc > > Subject > [CAUT] water stains > > > > > > > > > Water stains can be lessened or removed with denatured alcohol. > > It softens the finish and pulls the water out as it evaporates. > It's a little tricky to get the right amount of alcohol applied > and the proper light motion waving over the surface to help > evaporate. Too much rubbing will remove the finish. > -- > > Regards, > > Jon Page Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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