<html> Charles, Keyboard Technical Services (Keyboard Carriage's repair service) can repair polyester perfectly, like new.  They will match the color to the origina;, and can prepare the surface and respray the finish, polishing it out like a factory would. 270-737-5797 Ask for Joe Blair, who managed the repair department and can work up an estimate for you. It won't be cheap, but much less than buying a new lid. Don Mannino RPT At 03:27 PM 8/7/2002 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I'm hoping someone might have some suggestions for repairing a Bosendorfer Imperial. It seems someone got into the recital hall at Kansas State U. last weekend and set the piano cover on fire maybe with a lit candle or cigarette. Fortunately someone pre-empted the fire before it could do any serious damage. A fairly large area of the front lid (bass corner) and the bass arm of the piano is now scorched. Some of the veneer is also burned and just hanging from the piano. I'm just glad that the inside of the Bosendorfer is unharmed. I know that a lot of techs can do polyester repair on small dints and dings, but this calls for refinishing a relatively large area of the piano - up to two square feet. So I guess my question is: Does anyone know of a refinisher in the midwest who can do polyester refinishing? No matter what, it could be very expensive to fix this piano. I'm also wondering if there is a quick and dirty way of repairing the piano without using polyester. The KSU Music Dept. most certainly doesn't have the kind of money it would take to fully restore the Bose to its former glory. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Regards, Charles Faulk, RPT Manhattan, KS ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit: <a href="http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/" eudora="autourl">http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/</a>. </blockquote></html>