I'd be curious to know what the credentials of the plantiff's technician is, and what information or experience are they basing their diagnosis on. Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter, #985 Olympia, WA >From: "Dwight Pile" <dwight_pile@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: pianotech@ptg.org >Subject: bosendorfer research >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 08:31:18 -0400 > >Hi folks. New to the list. I'm Dwight Pile from Ontario, Canada. Some of >you might remember me from my days teaching polyester finish repairs at PTG >conventions (Bronte Group--Konig). > >I have a two part question for you folks. It arises from a consultation I >am doing for an insurance company. 'Seems a Bosendorfer imperial falling >off a ramp in a forest does make a sound... > >1) has anyone ever experienced loss of crown as a result of a minor >dropping of a piano? This might sound like a silly question, but that is >what the technicians for the plaintiff are claiming. Any thoughts? > >2) what would you value a 30 year old Bosey imperial at with a zero crown, >0.5mm downbearing only on the front of the bridge, beaten-up body, cracks >in >several ivory keys, and poor regulation and tuning stability? Please >indicate if you are using U$ or CAN dollars! > >Thanks a bunch, folks! BTW, feel free to ask me any polyester finish >questions, and I'll do my best to answer. I've just joined, so I don't >know >if there are any unanswered mysteries of the glossy variety. > >Dwight Pile > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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