<html> <head> <title>RE: Big piano "oops" story!</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <style></style> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">The "Rolls-Royce" bit is correct -- if you are talking about size and weight, like comparing the RR to a Cadillac. As to piano quality ... well, let's just say that if they DO "write it off" I'd be happy to be given the carcass!<br /><br />Alan Barnard<br />Salem, MO<br /><br /> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr />Original message<br />From: "Rob Goodale" <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu> </rrg@unlv.nevada.edu><br />To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> </caut@ptg.org>, "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br />Received: 4/10/2007 2:38:54 PM<br />Subject: Big piano "oops" story!<br /><br /> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Here's one for you.  Big enough to make fox news headlines!</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I can easily argue the "Rolls Royce of the Piano World" quote but it's pretty embarrassing if you happen to be the piano mover that makes international headlines for screwing up!  I think the first question would be "why in the hell did you try unloading a concert grand in an uneven grassy field?</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Seriously, I doubt the damage was that extensive.  It WAS covered, it appears to have landed squarely upside down, and I've seen pianos in worse accidents still in tune after they were set up.  If their lucky maybe some cosmetic damage to fix and a really good regulation job?  Looks like some moderate damage to the lid on the exposed corner.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Look here:</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265105,00.html">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265105,00.html</a></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007160453,00.html">http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007160453,00.html</a></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Rob Goodale, RPT</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Las Vegas, NV</font></div> </div></font> </div> </body> </html>