Hi Marcel, Sorry to hear about all the fire-damaged pianos. About a year and a half ago, I spent about an hour on the phone with Dave Swartz, who owns Majestic Piano Co. in Minnesota. He is a great guy, extremely knowledgeable about smoke and fire damage of pianos. He told me that he did restoration work on over 100 fire damaged pianos, but is no longer doing that work anymore. I believe that the reason he gave was that the work involves lots of highly toxic chemicals to counteract the smoke particles and acids left behind after the fire. He would be able to answer any questions you have, such as what type of chemicals to use, special techniques and tools, and approximate repair times. But he no longer does the work himself. Dave Swartz 6201 Lower 161st Street W. Rosemount, MN 55068-1214 (952) 432-5232 swartzy@earthlink.net Randy Potter has some instructional video tapes for his students to borrow. I vaguely remember that one of the tapes was on smoke-damage restoration work. Randy Potter Randy Potter School of Piano Technology 61592 Orion Dr. Bend, OR 97702 541-382-5411 randy@pianotuning.com I hope that this information is helpful. Sincerely, David A. Vanderhoofven Joplin, Missouri, USA At 03:02 PM 1/30/03, you wrote: >Hello List, > >I remember seeing an ad in the Journal about someone that specialize >in fire damage estimates. I can't find it right now and need it fast. >Could someone give me the name and info (website would be nice) and >phone #. > >Thanks, > >Marcel Carey, RPT > > >Marcel Carey >Accordeur Technicien >2852 Dussault >Rock Forest QC J1N 2V6 >(819) 564-0447 >mcpiano@globetrotter.net > > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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