Hi, J Patrick. It seems to me that if he is getting it for a song, after it's written off by him, then later finding residual value in it, someone might think there's a possible conflict of interest in the writing-off process. I'm sure I would never think that, but ... -Mark (let's call the writing-off off) PS I think automatically writing off a piano that has had water damage is like automatically writing off a car that has had collision damage. How much damage? Damage to what? Can if be repaired for a reasonable cost? I had a Steinway that got leaked on, some felt was damaged, some glue was loosened, but 2 hours work fixed it. Would it have been better to write the piano off, and then buy it for the salvage value? I don't think it's a good survival strategy. J Patrick Draine wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2006, at 10:05 PM, Jack Houweling wrote: > >> I certainly would not like a piano that had water damage. Do I write >> these pianos off? What amount of water can any piano withstand? > > For the purposes of the insurance claim, my opinion is that it should be > completely written off. If you're getting it for a song after it is > written off by you for the insurance company, and can let it sit in > storage and cycle through a full year of summer humidity and a super dry > winter, *then* maybe you'll be ready to see if there's a future for the > poor abused piano. Good luck! > Patrick > >
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