Hi Joe, I think you are absolutely correct. This piano has benn messed up! And the customer has seven more years of payments to go!! > Hi Rick, > It will be cheaper to replace the piano than do all the repair that this piano > needs. Then assuring that there will be no further problems with the structure > of the piano. > Joe Goss > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: richard ucci > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:55 PM > Subject: damage appraisal > > > Dear list, > I got a call to appraise damage to a 6' Boston grand the other day. It seems > the moving co. had the piano in it's warehouse and it got really messed up. > Major cracks and splits to the case at the upper curves and down to the cheek > blocks. The stretcher was pushed upwards at the right corner, and it seems that > the plate screws are stripped out of their holes. The desk rail was also bent > upwards, and (this could be my imagination) it seems like the curved part of the > piano is also flexed out of shape slightly. > This piano also has a piano disc system and several solanoids came out, one of > which is lodged under the key frame jamming the flange screws into the pinblock. > Removing the action was not possible. > I'm telling this woman to make them replace the piano. Any input would be of > great value . > Thanks , > Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano
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