In a message dated 7/26/99 5:53:24 PM !!!First Boot!!!, nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET writes: << A pot roast that was cooked about four hours too long, and on HIGH, has smoked a customer's house and piano. I know what my recommendation would be had it been burning construction materials that had produced the smoke, but the pot roast is a little different flavor of smoke. I'd like another opinion or twelve, if you've got them, on whether this is realistically cleanable, or if we are looking at a rebuild as I would recommend with a construction material fire. Complicating all this is the fact that the piano needs a new soundboard, which couldn't reasonably be claimed for insurance, and isn't in the customer's budget (it's never simple, is it?), but that's another problem altogether. Any recommendations on the smoke? Smoke 'em if you've got 'em, and thanks. Ron N >> In my "why do strings break" class, I explained that soot from a fire will cause damage over a long period of time. Even though the smoke wasn't construction material, as you stated, the soot is still a problem. The piano might not need to be rebuilt, but I certainly would recommend new strings. Now, if the pin block and soundboard need to be replaced, that is another problem. Would you be able to convince the insurance company that because the strings need to be replaced, the pin block and soundboard also need to be replaced? Wim
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