Les, I'm no expert, but failed glue joints just happen. Unless you have overwhelming evidence that it happened as a result of the move, I'd say it just happened. On 10/12/08, Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I have gotten one kind response to this, but would certainly appreciate > hearing > from others regarding this problem. Am I the only one who has experienced > it? I'd > like to know a lot more than I do....... > thanks > les b > > > I brokered a piano a couple years ago, about a 40 year old Acrosonic spinet. > When I > got it the piano was immaculate. When it was sold............. well.... > Actually it > belonged to a young lady who was so fastidious I was almost afraid to walk > into her > apartment, lest my mere breath soil something. When I last saw and tuned it > was in > the same immaculate condition. > > She sold it, and it was moved by really reputable movers, a distance of > about 25 > miles. Proper equipment, dedicated truck, insured,- all one would hope from > a mover > with a good reputation. > > Next time I saw it, the bridge apron was separating, and the plate was > coming away > from the frame. I have fussed and fidgeted about this for a couple years. > The only > thing which I have been able to conclude is that perhaps a one-in-a-million > fluke > happened in which glue joints, perhaps becoming too dry, had failed through > no real > fault of anyone. > > Can you more expert people shed any light on this? Everything was done > correctly, > yet problems of serious nature ensued. > > Thanks much > les bartlett > > -- JF
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