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<DIV>If it's a brand new piano, it should/must be covered by the =
warranty and
I'd waste NO time in notifying them of your observations and =
concerns.
Then, proceed stepwise: (1.) remove more of the gold finish to =
see
what's going on underneath, (2.) if it's just the finish, you can fix =
but if
it's the plate cracking underneath the finish go straight to the =
factory and
get their instructions on how they want to proceed. BTW, those =
are
EXCELLENT photos - <U>what kind of camera do you use</U>?</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck!</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>