I'm with Pat on this. Once the details of the damage and the piano became known, I felt it should be replaced. That's what insurance is for. For one thing, the cabinet parts being tight could lead to quite an adventure later, especially with white polyester. But that is only one of several concerns. Ruth Phillips ruth at alliedpiano.com Message: 2 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:52:46 -0400 From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Water damaged piano Message-ID: <CANxw_DqW5-6f0kUaUQ6oH9TVcrX4QasTW_dYcsorLZfHc0RmBA at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Good posts from a number of folks, but I don't see why the piano owner should be subject to months of waiting before they can be assured they have a functioning musical instrument without a cloud hanging over it. I think encouraging the insurance company to replace the instrument (or at least the pre-claim value) is the most straightforward way to proceed. If the technician sees potential value in the now problematic instrument, he could suggest a "salvage value", and make an offer. If he's "lucky" he might come out ahead (or a higher bidder might get "stuck" if he is overly optimistic and things turn bad). Patrick Draine
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