[CAUT] punched soundboard

[Leslie Bartlett]

Thank you Ron, for suggesting that said piano would be donated to a church-
I have been part or full time in that business for 35 years, and been
blessed with a goodly number of such.........  They make life so, well, uh,
uhm................................................
les bartlett 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron
Nossaman
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:53 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] punched soundboard



>     This damage would clearly affect its resale value, but since these
>     pianos are mostly used up and discarded, then we're looking at its
>     functional value, aren't we? 
> 
>  
> Yes, well, that is the question I'm asking. In terms of school pianos, 
> one could fill the thing with glue and pull the broken pieces mostly 
> back into position, but the damage would forever be visible. Looking 
> at the situation that way, the piano isn't totaled. But to do a repair 
> in which the damage is "erased" would cost way more than the piano is 
> worth; in that respect, the instrument is clearly totaled.
>  
> Right?

Right on both counts. It's probably usable as a school piano for another 73
years (then "donated" to a church), with some glue and creatively applied
mechanical fasteners, but that wasn't the question. For insurance, it's
totaled.

Ron N

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