Back in the early 80s a truckload of Steinways got stuck in a blizzard (the story goes it was so cold that the diesel fuel turned to jelly. These tales get embellished over time.) The pianos were frozen for about 6 days I believe. The local dealer made a "deal" with SMU and we bought 11 grands at pretty reasonable prices. They might have been damaged in some intangable way, but actually they have been pretty good instruments for about 14 years. Given a choice, I'd rather have one that had an easy life, however, at the price we paid, I think we did fine. These were in a truck, not out in the snow or anything, but they did get very cold for several days. When you think of it though, I'm sure many pianos are shipped to dealers during cold weather. I don't know what kind of damage is done by this. This probably doesn't help you much. dave > Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols wrote: > > List, > Anybody out there had much experience with pianos that have been frozen? > The S&S B I just looked at sure seems like it may have. The inards are > O.K., it seems, but the finish on the lid and the soundboard is pretty funky. > If you've 'been there, done that', please let me know, so we can compare > symptoms. We're gonna be up against the insurance folks on this one, I fear. > > Thanks, > Guy > > ********************************* > * Nichols Baldwin Music Company * > * 311 South Compress Road * > * Las Cruces, NM 88005-2713 * > * email: nicho@lascruces.com * > * phone: 505-524-1465 * > ********************************* _______________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas _______________________________________________
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