<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got a call to appraise damage to a 6' = Boston grand the other day. It seems the moving co. had the piano in it's = warehouse and it got really messed up. Major cracks and splits to the case at the = upper curves and down to the cheek blocks. The stretcher was pushed upwards at the = right corner, and it seems that the plate screws are stripped out of their = holes. The desk rail was also bent upwards, and (this could be my imagination) it = seems like the curved part of the piano is also flexed out of shape slightly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano also has a piano disc system = and several solanoids came out, one of which is lodged under the key frame jamming = the flange screws into the pinblock. Removing the action was not possible.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm telling this woman to make them = replace the piano. Any input would be of great value .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks ,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick Ucci/Ucci = Piano</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>