1948 cable piano

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 20:32 12/8/2005, you wrote:

>Yesterday I came in contact with a 1948 cable piano that has 5 keys that 
>did not work.
>After a brief inspection it was obvious........the plastic jacks, & 
>flanges had broken.
>The action mechanism in this piano is MOSTLY plastic.
>
>My comments:
>It is my gut feeling ( having never seen this plastic mechanism before ) 
>that this piano is "alot of broken parts waiting to happen".
>While putting the action into my car for review at home, my thumb 
>accidently put some pressure on the plastic back checks and instantly 
>broke 4 of them.
>Also my gut feeling is to tell the customer that putting $$ into this 
>could likely be a losing battle.
>
>My question:
>before I tell the customer to look for a different piano............
>What is the opinion of the more seasoned experts on this list as to the 
>value of effort to fix this piano and what the future might hold????
>Anyone have experience with this type of 'plastic piano' ??
>
>Many thanks in advance
>Dave
>


The alleged piano not only has all its feet in the grave - it is (or should 
be) pulling dirt in over itself. The price of your service call exceeds the 
value of the beastie.



Conrad Hoffsommer
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