Moby Piano and other horror stories

[Mjacobucci@cs.com]

Thanks for the advice you guys.  I appreciate it. 

I have had some experience in knowing when to get-outta-Dodge.  Once I got a 
call for another grand in Laguna Beach - ocean front house in the middle of 
being renovated.  The piano was a mid-sized grand painted white with antiqued 
green finish (rococco styling).  Lifted the lid and was flabbergasted to see  
the entire plate (including the strings, coils, and pins) spray-painted gold 
(obviously from a can) and about 1/4 in of dirt and sand! on the sound board. 
 The rest of the strings (where there was no paint) were just rust.   I 
closed the lid said TBNT,  recommended they go look at the new Yamahas or 
Baldwins.