There really are some people who should be shot on sight. My commiseration. Newton > They not only broke the strings, but completely mangled about 8 damper heads. They broke off two tuning pins, and severely damaged the soundboard, where they pounded the pipe through the strings. They must also have had a screw driver of sorts, because further down on the soundboard, where they didn't break any strings, they punched holes in the soundboard. I had left the key rail in the piano, and they broke it in 6 pieces.
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