<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Fw: Re:How to cook a piano</title></head><body> <div>Wim replied:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"><br> <br> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">It would seem to me that there shouldn't be any real damage to the piano</font></blockquote> <div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="+1">OK, I admit my reply was rather flip, BUT:</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="+1">it is certainly possible that this over heating may have baked away what little torque remained in the pinblock; likewise soundboard cracks and rib separations are also well within the realm of possibility. The soundboard/rib damage may not be fully apparent until after a full cycle of wet/dry seasons. Glue joints within the action are also vulnerable.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Inspect things carefully, with the caveat that more problems may become apparent in time.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="+1"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Patrick</font></div> </body> </html>