<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 4/7/01 10:16:59 AM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>pneely@thegrid.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Would you be so kind as to put this out on the list to see what you get ?
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<BR>> One of my customers has an older Knabe grand that got cooked. The propane
<BR>> heat in her home went haywire and kept the house at an estimated 140
<BR>> degrees F for four days; the plate was hot to the touch when she opened
<BR>> the lid and touched it. What might I be looking for when I go to the
<BR>> piano in two weeks. It is up at Lake almanor on the penninsula. this poor
<BR>> piano was the victim of similar circumstance 6 years ago when the house
<BR>> flooded from a broken water pipe. Anyway, I'd like to go in with some
<BR>> intelligence on the subject and could use a little advice from some
<BR>> friends out there. Thanks.
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<BR>It would seem to me that there shouldn't be any real damage to the piano,
<BR>provided it was cooled down normally. My only concern is going to be when
<BR>humidity enters the house again. The extreme heat probably took all the
<BR>moisture out of the piano, and when the humidity comes back in the house, ( I
<BR>see that this piano is on a peninsula), the piano is going to go way out of
<BR>tune. I would think that it might take several years for the tunings to be
<BR>stable again.
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<BR>Just my opinion
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>