Whereas what David and David state is true, IMHO there is more to consider. I would always want to ask the piano owner what kind of piano do they want in their home and what is their budget. Remember that there are people in this world who buy brand new Steinway and M&H uprights at $25K a pop. If these people want an old worn piano and the budget is $1K, then of course, the piano is toast. But if they would like a high performance, state-of-the-art upright in their home and they have the money to pay for it, then by all means start a discourse with them on piano remanufacturing and redesign! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- I have a customer who experienced a flood, and one of the victims was their Heintzman upright. As you can see in the pictures, the water went up about 15 inches, and everythin metal has begun to rust, and all wood has begun to disassemble itself. Would anyone recommend restoration, or should we call it a day and find a replacement. The piano before the flood may have been worth $1000 or so. Insurance will be available to replace , but I think that restoration would be prohibitive. Jim Kinnear From: "David Doremus" > Just replace it. From: David Love Cost of repair far exceeds the value. Total Loss. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090124/2aada321/attachment.html>
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