I don't think I would rip all the veneer off. Instead, I would "square off" the damaged area, fill the gouged part out with wood filler, glue on a new piece of veneer and black laquer it up. Paul ps.  I never get told of damage to pianos except after I get home and the concert piano has some sort of owey! By each practice room, I've posted a sheet of paper that the students actually fill out when a string has broken or whatever.  That way, nobody has to admit their guilt and I get them repaired more quickly :>)  Anyone else do this? <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>Christopher Purdy <purdy@ohio.edu> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 05/16/2008 08:24 AM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] SD-6 music rack</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> Rip off the rest of the veneer, sand it a little and paint it black.  (just like the rolling stones song)  Maybe a little filler on that corner if you want it to look better? As an aside, I actually had a student come to me and report a problem with a practice room piano!  I was stunned.  Usually they let it sit there for weeks and then grumble to faculty that it hasn't been fixed. Chris On May 16, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: Folks, The Li'l darlin's have again proved their mechanical ineptitude. How hard is it to slide the shelf back without breaking? Apparently, very. The door to the room it's in is about 50 feet from mine and in sight, but it was evidently also beyond the capability of anyone to report any damage.  Of course, the evidence (chipped out part) was discarded, so no regluing is possible. Any quick/easy/cheap fixes you folks have done? --  Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you.<MVC-024F.JPG> Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. Registered Piano Technician School of Music, Ohio University Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall Athens, OH  45701 Office (740) 593-1656 Cell    (740) 590-3842 fax      (740) 593-1429 <a href=http://www.ohiou.edu/music>http://www.ohiou.edu/music</a>