<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Does your spell-checker hate the word “poly” or is this just a ploy?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=400 style='width:300.0pt'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt;border:solid #666666 1.0pt'> <tr height=1 style='height:.75pt'> <td width="100%" height=1 bgcolor="#4E81C4" style='width:100.0%; border:none;background:#4E81C4;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:.75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 3.75pt'> <a href="http://www.keyboardstudio.com" target="_blank">Gordy Wilson's Music Studio</a><o:p></o:p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt 3.75pt .75pt .75pt'> <a href="http://www.urbanagrace.org" target="_blank">To Be Where I Am Needed</a><o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p></o:p> </td> <td height=1 bgcolor="#4E81C4" style='border:none;background:#4E81C4; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:.75pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 style='border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width="100%" style='width:100.0%' height="100%"> <tr height=1 style='height:.75pt'> <td height=1 valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; height:.75pt'> Gordy Wilson Director of Music and Media <o:p></o:p> </td> <td height=1 valign=top style='padding:.75pt 3.0pt 3.0pt .75pt; height:.75pt'> Grace United <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=2004+S.+Philo+Road&csz=Urbana%2C+IL+61802&country=us" target="_blank">2004 S. 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IF the ploy is well adhered to the wood substrate, you should have no problems at all - you should be able to drill, mark with a punch, etc. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> HOWEVER, if the ploy finish was not properly applied and/or is not adhering real well to the wood, yeah, you could have all sorts of troubles arise.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Of course, unless you see hunks of finish falling off the piano elsewhere, it is difficult to tell whether the ploy/wood bond is good.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> IMHO, you might want to consider having the piano owner sign a disclaimer form that releases you of all liability related to the ploy finish. I'm sure an appropriate lawyer could spit something simple out in just a few minutes.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Gotta ask..... why does the owner want a mea-hinge on a pretty piano (except, of course, for the high gloss polyester finish!)? 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