hidden damage question

[RptBob1@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 9/1/99 2:31:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Tunethepno@AOL.COM writes:

<< g if the impact of landing upside down might cause some 
 damage that would show up later on. Would the strings be weakened at the 
 pressure points?  Would the pinblock be loosened from the frame? Might the 
 soundboard develop some type of stress damage?  Just wondering. Has anybody 
 had experience wit >>
Hi John:
About fifteen years ago I was called about a Yamaha 7'5"Grand that had been 
pushed (an accident?) off a stage into the pit (about a 5 foot drop)>  
Because the piano was on a truck, it flipped directly onto its top.  The 
pedals were not even involved in the fall.  The lid was damaged and I had to 
replace the short section .  The action was a bit disheveled, but I put it 
back in playing condition within 20 minutes.  I have tuned that piano 8-10 
times per year since and it has suffered absolutely nothing negative from the 
experience.  But then, that's a Yamaha for you.
This was, incidentally, in a Performing Arts Center of a local High School.

Bob Bergantino, RPT
Willoughby Hills,  Ohio