<!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 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Hi = Mike:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Your question came = up on the list a few weeks ago, and the answer was to contact Keyboard Carriage in = Kentucky.  Word has it they will do a first class job.  From a = local </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>piano dealer, he said he used a = Mercedes auto body shop to refinish a lid and said it looked good.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike = Kurta</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=MBratPianos@indy.rr.com = href="mailto:MBratPianos@indy.rr.com">Mike Bratcher</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 17, = 2002 8:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> polyester = refinishing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Folks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a customer that just had their = Kimball Grand moved.  The movers damaged the lid flap.  There are 2 = several foot long cracks extending from the lid buttons.  I can do my own = poly repairs, but I think this should be taken away and refinished.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Normally I would just order a new = part, however Kimball is no longer in business.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there any poly refinishers around?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just Curious</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Bratcher</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>