Water Damaged Piano Results

[Paul T Williams]

I agree with Tom on this one.  You can't put a bandaid on a broken arm and 
call it good.  And many customers who get some parts replaced usually 
think it's been rebuilt.  Your reputation is on the line with this one. 
Especially when so many people will know about it.  The water damage will 
further reveal itself with time...especially glue joints and further 
rusting of strings, corrosion of bass wrapping, etc.  A little prayer for 
guidence may be in order....be careful!

FWIW.

Paul




"Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner at verizon.net> 
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Matthew,
Get yourself a ten foot pole.
    I'll play devils advocate here.
No matter what understanding  is arrived at, in two years when this thing 
comes apart and every other string starts breaking you will be known as 
the tech who "rebuilt " the piano. 
    I'm all for doing what we can within  a clients budget but I think 
your asking for trouble on this one.
Respectfully,
Tom Driscoll
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matthew Todd 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: Water Damaged Piano Results

Hi all,
 
I got a response back from the school with the water damaged Story and 
Clark, after I told them the news of it's condition.
 
They would still like an estimate to get the instrument back into 
"playing" condition, not performance condition.  So, in other words, it 
would be classified as a restoration than a rebuild.
 
To put the instrument in playing condition all that would need to be done 
would be hammer head replacement, damper felts, new cloth and felt in the 
action, trapwork, regulation and tuning.  I would leave the rusted 
strings, soundboard and pinblock.
 
Now, having said that, would it be a "professional" PTG standard to do 
that?  They would pay me so I could agree to it without question.
 
What I was thinking of doing was outlining in writing a complete rebuild 
price and then a seperate quote with what I listed above.  So that way if 
they agree to only the restoration, they can sign saying they declined the 
full rebuild and will accept the instrument on an "as is" basis, after the 
restoration.
 
Thoughts and comments appreciated!
 
Thanks!
Matthew

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