<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I had a call today = from a Director of an "Art Institute". It would seem that some little genius = had the lid up on a Yamaha U1, and managed to get a can of Coke spilled in = there. He said that the dampers seem to stick when you first depress the pedal, = and he wants me to come out and give him a quote for the job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    What comes to mind = in that the bass strings will probably have to be replaced, as the aspiring musician = didn't say anything to anybody about the accident, and that was at the end of = the school year, three months ago.  Also the dampers, and possibly = quite a few hammers. Plus center pinning etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I do not have any = desire to under-bid on one of these, and I'm sure that many of you have seen the = same thing happen. I just want to know how much work I could possibly be = looking at, and any pit-falls to look out for while giving him a ball park figure. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Your help and = experience are greatly appreciated, and at least it's a new topic!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Kevin = Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>