Sun-bleached tail/ insurance

[Michael Jorgensen]

This old thread raises another question,
       How do you assess a monetary value for the damages to an old worn finish
for insurance purposes?  Is it fair to refinish one case part so it looks
perfect, but now doesn't match the rest?
-Mike Jorgensen

Joe & Penny Goss wrote:

> Jim,
> I think you are correct. The other parts of the piano will have faded and
> none will match up with the newly finished part. Sort of like trying to
> match up two rugs of the same color, but a different batch, or faded by
> years of wear. They just do not quite match.
> The only way to go, to satisfy some costomers,  would be to refinish the
> entire piano.
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@primenet.com
> http://www.primenet.com/~imatunr/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Sun-bleached tail
>
> > Phil wrote:
> > <<"It looks like if I use some super-fine steel wool on the faded part
> > followed
> > by some clear, it may just match up with the rest of the lid..">>
> >
> >  Nope don't work that way guy!
>
> >  Unfortunately if you do it the way you are talking about all you will get
> is
> > a better finish on a two toned top.............
> >  The fading is 95.736% most likely to be happening in the stain applied to
> > the veneer and not to the top coats......(I'm assuming this is a wood tone
> > right?)
> >  You can color match somewhat but you will wind up spraying the entire lid
> > more than likely. In the end if the top has faded two tone because of
> being
> > left open the bottom face of the short lid is probably faded also......if
> > this is the case............. when you bring the top of the big lid back
> to
> > color match the front of the big lid the discrepancy of coloration between
> > the bottom of the short lid and the big lid will be apparent when the lid
> is
> > opened...........................
> >  So you do the short lid also right?...OK then what about the rim sides
> that
> > protrude out past the lid?...or the music rack?
> > Just a devious line of thught.............
> > Jim Bryant (FL)
> >