In a message dated 96-10-08 13:42:15 EDT, you write: << opened the lid on my second tuning today and a blackened plate w/ rusty pins and strings stared back at me. "This piano has been in a fire", I said "and I can't guarantee what will happen when I start tuning it!" "Do your best.", Mr. Customer said. I gingerly let the tension down on each note before raising the pitch. Not one loose pin did I find or string did I break. Soot is very corrosive of course. I would expect server string breakage at some point. Two of my clients have "fire" pianos. They refuse to buy new, or to have pianos rebuilt. Only a few strings broke. However, rust never sleeps. Joshua G. Harper Harper Piano Service 701-298-8216 Jgh71@aol.com
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