<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This isn't my piano - but rather a potential client's who may have me do a belly job on it. He is aware that the keyframe is all chewed up. He has made arrangements for a new keyframe (<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff0018">AHHH!!!</font>).<div><br></div><div>One thing I do know is that there CAN be major problems. Like a Knabe 6' (or so) grand that I used to service at a hospital. I told them the thing was termite infested. But they didn't do anything about it until one morning when they came to work and found the piano down on the floor (as in not on its legs). The termites had eaten the keybed and the legs broke off.</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 26, 2012, at 5:04 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Terry<br><br>How much are you going to in the rebuilding process? I recently rebuilt a Baldwin F because it was in a fire. But it also had considerable termite damage, especially on the action frame. So be sure to pull the action and check for termite damage, (remove the stack and take off the keys). Other than that you shouldn't have any problems<br><br>Wim<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Terry Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">I'm looking for some opinions on the wisdom of rebuilding a 9' Knabe concert grand that has some termite damage. A client of mine owns the piano. I have my own opinion. I'm just wondering what others experience may have taught them.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">There appears to be relatively minor damage in several areas of the piano: rim braces, rim, keybed, etc. One can find only one or two smallish galleries in these areas.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">IMHO, one would have to pretty much destroy much of the piano to be sure about how much damage there might be. <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Presumably the termite activity is not active. The piano was shipped to a fumagation facility and it was gassed in their fumagation chamber. Then the piano was moved back to the home and then the entire home was tented and fumagated. So, I can only assume that if fumagation does indeed work, any termites that were in there are all dead.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thoughts?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thanks.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Terry Farrell<br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>