<HTML>In a message dated 12/6/01 1:46:00 AM !!!First Boot!!!, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Here's the question. Room where piano was had the carpet soaked from a leaking pipe. No water went directly onto the piano (I don't even see any evidence of the casters being in water. So apparently the piano was exposed to ultra-high humidity for a few days. Whadda y'all think about potential damage to things that are not immediately apparent - like glue joints? How does one handle such things in light of the insurance claim situation? Thanks for any thoughts. Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> Allow the piano to dry out for at least a year before the insurance claim is settled. Preferably with a dehumidifier running in that room, even after the carpet has been replaced, and everything else seems "normal." Then inspect the piano again for loose screws, loose ribs, rusty strings, etc.etc. Wim PS Pianos don't out of tune any more before Christmas than any other time of year. Customers just don't pay attention to it until they hear Aunt Maude is coming for a visit. </HTML>