Dropped Piano

robert calzaretta nucnomad@tcac.net
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 18:12:34 -0500


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I have a 98 year old Ivers and Pond that was dropped on it's back by a =
moving company.  The first drop was inside the truck from about 2-3 feet =
high.  The piano fell on it's back causing the lid to rip off the =
hinges.  The second drop was when the movers were carrying the piano =
down the ramp.  This was from 3-4 feet high and again the unit fell on =
it's back.  This time there was some case damage.  The insurance company =
sent a piano technician out who examined the piano and stated that the =
lid needed repair and the piano a tuning.  I have talked to a separate =
technician who stated that there is know way to tell if the cast iron =
plate was damaged without performing an X-ray.  He stated that there may =
be metalogical stress fractures to the cast.  My question to you experts =
is: 1. would you sell this piano to your customers or would you repair =
it.  2. would you recommend that the piano be replaced.

The insurance company of course feels that the first technicians =
diagnosis is correct, however, I do not want to find out that after 2-3 =
tunings that the plate was actually cracked and subsequently fractures =
thereby, leaving me with a non-functional piano.
Please send me your expert opinions.

Thanks in advance,
P.T. Calzaretta


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