Need small Fischer grand lid

[gordon stelter]

What condition is the lid? I could use a lid from a
1920's 5'4"-ish Fischer ( anybody?)
     Gordon Stelter

--- Phil Bondi <tito@philbondi.com> wrote:
> This past Saturday, I found myself 2 hrs. away from
> home looking at a
> Fischer Grand that had been through a fire in the
> home, and standing water
> in the piano from said fire for an estimated 2 days.
> 
> The action parts of the piano had gone to another
> technician who had them
> for a total of 2 years, and then returned the parts
> to the woman with no
> work done to them.
> 
> -hint#1
> 
> Consequently, upon arriving at her home, the first
> thing I noticed was the
> case parts were completely apart. The action was
> completely disassembled,
> and the rust on the wire was, let's just say, very
> rusty.
> 
> The piano was not involved with the 'contents'
> portion of the insurance
> claim because there wasn't enough insurance to begin
> with.
> 
> -hint#2.
> 
> This woman wanted in the worst way for me to tell
> her that her piano, that
> she has had since she was 15, was salvageable, while
> NOTHING else in the
> house was salvageable from this fire.
> 
> well, we all know that it is possible to
> re-construct piano actions, and pin
> blocks and wire are pretty common fare in our
> business, but when the
> estimated cost of repairs FAR exceeds the estimated
> end value of the
> instrument, that's where I draw the line. The only
> exception is when the
> owner of said lost cause says that money is no
> object.
> 
> That was not the case here.
> 
> -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> tito@philbondi.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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