damaged C3/was it dropped?

[RptBob1@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 6/26/00 6:17:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
charly_tuner@hotmail.com writes:

<< . The hammers ALL blubber, the key dip is way 
 too shallow, the letoff is much to far from the strings, etc, etc. My guess 
 is that this piano was dropped by the movers, and that is the reason for all 
 the damage and compromised action regulation. Do you think we should contact 
 the mover's, call Yamaha, or what? The way the piano is now will no doubt 
 require a MAJOR repair and regulation job, and I do mean MAJOR, and being a 
 newbie, it's just a tad beyond my current experience level, to say the 
 least.
 
 Terry Peterson
 Los Angeles, CA >>
 Terry:

It sounds like this piano was dropped.  Notice any damage on the case?  The 
symptoms you describe are similar to a C7 that was dropped off a concert 
stage. If you detect exterior damage, it should be the mover you contact.

I have never seen a newly uncrated Yamaha that was not pretty close to pitch 
(or just above), and in relatively excellent regulation.  Something happened 
to this beauty after it left the factory. I would wager a lot of money on 
that explanation.

Bob Bergantino, RPT
Willoughby Hills, Ohio