damage appraisal

[richard.ucci@att.net]

Hi Joe, I think you are absolutely correct. This piano has benn messed up! And 
the customer has seven more years of payments to go!!
> Hi Rick,
> It will be cheaper to replace the piano than do all the repair that this piano 
> needs. Then assuring that there will be no further problems with the structure 
> of the piano.
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: richard ucci 
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org 
>   Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:55 PM
>   Subject: damage appraisal
> 
> 
>   Dear list,
>   I got a call to appraise damage to a 6' Boston grand the other day. It seems 
> the moving co. had the piano in it's warehouse and it got really messed up. 
> Major cracks and splits to the case at the upper curves and down to the cheek 
> blocks. The stretcher was pushed upwards at the right corner, and it seems that 
> the plate screws are stripped out of their holes. The desk rail was also bent 
> upwards, and (this could be my imagination) it seems like the curved part of the 
> piano is also flexed out of shape slightly.
>   This piano also has a piano disc system and several solanoids came out, one of 
> which is lodged under the key frame jamming the flange screws into the pinblock. 
> Removing the action was not possible.
>   I'm telling this woman to make them replace the piano. Any input would be of 
> great value .
>   Thanks ,
>   Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano