I need advice

[Greg Newell]

Thanks Pierre. I never heard about the 3 weeks time table.

Greg



At 01:20 PM 8/9/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I heared that soot could affect iron (more than the finish), so maybe it
>should be good to take a close look at the strings. I've also heared that to
>avoid damage on iron parts, the soot should be removed within three weeks?
>
>Otherways, I would clean the piano the same way as you suggested.
>
>Regards,
>PierreGevaert
>Belgium
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:48 PM
>Subject: I need advice
>
>
> > Greetings gentle list folk,
> >          I just received a phone call from a nice woman who wants me to
> > clean and possibly buy her 6' 7" Bosendorfer grand. The piano is 25 years
> > old but I do not as of yet know the model. I'm guessing there was only one
> > model that was this size but I don't know for sure.
> >          This unfortunate customer had a house fire in April that started
> > in the basement and burned through some of the floor joists on the first
> > floor. This happened 2 rooms away from where the piano sits. There is a
> > layer of dry soot on the lid but there is no finish damage that the owner
> > can detect. There is no damage to the walls or outlet plate covers
> > (plastic) in the same room. I wonder, 1) what to clean the piano with. I'm
> > thinking just a vacuum cleaner and perhaps some forced air once the
> > majority is removed from the vacuum. and 2) what is an estimation of it's
> > current fair market value. I realize that there isn't too much to go on
> > here but an approximation or range of numbers would be more helpful than
> > nothing.
> >          There was apparently no insurance rider on the piano so I'm sure
> > that the owner would like to get as much as possible. She is currently
> > looking to replace it with about a foot shorter Petrof. It seems that the
> > local dealer here is not interested in the Bosey. I don't know why. Not
> > sure if they've even seen it but probably not. Since there is no visible
> > damage to the piano from the fire I'm guessing that the two things to look
> > for are acidic soot and or glue joint failure which may not be seen for
> > years. Anything else?
> >          Would really love to hear your take on it's approximate value,
>the
> > best way to clean it and whether or not it might be worth while to get
> > involved. Seems odd to me that the dealer wasn't interested. I'm all eyes
> > .... to possible drawbacks and or previous experiences. Thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> > Greg Newell
> >
> >
> > P.S.  Thanks to all who posted about the Chickering Quarter grand. It
> > turned out to be in fairly decent shape needing refinishing but had scale
> > 135 which is understand to be the better of the two. I mentioned a street
> > value of $500 after it's actual value of "exactly what you can get someone
> > to pay you for it."
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > Greg Newell
> > Greg's piano Forté
> > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
> >
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Greg Newell
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