Disklavier

Thanks! I will have a piano technician evaluate it  before I accept any 
settlement from the adjuster,
 
 
In a message dated 12/12/2014 4:56:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
disklavier@yahoogroups.com writes:

 
 
 
Sorry to hear about your fire and the potential damage to your  instrument. 
 


I think I would quiz the loss adjuster on his knowledge of pianos before  
he sees the instrument. If he doesn't understand what a renner action is, the 
 many points that have perishable parts in the action (felt, leather, even 
the  wood), the important of the pinblock, materials used in the strings etc 
and  you don't get a favourable response from the insurance company you 
should be  on good grounds to demand they send an adjuster that understands 
pianos or  adjust their figures to your benefit.  







On 12 December 2014 at 17:44, _clays91740@..._ 
(mailto:clays91740@...)  [disklavier] <_disklavier@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com) > wrote:  


Many thanks to both of you. You have given me good advice.  I will  let you 
know what happens when the adjuster evaluates the piano.
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/12/2014 11:34:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
_disklavier@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com)  writes:

 
since the amount of penetration in to the piano soft parts can vary  
greatly it might be good to test some hammers, for example, by bagging  them and 
seeing how much they stink when you open the bag. if they do  stink pretty 
badly you can be pretty sure that they contain corrosive  residue that will 
compromise everything porous in the piano over time as  Carol suggests.

type of material that burned to create the smoke,  temperature of fire, 
proximity to the piano, temperature of piano, and  then the most vague, 
convection patters of the smoke in the fire all work  together to determine if the 
piano might have absorbed a lethal  dose.

the electronics are cleanable and should be cleaned it they  did get a big 
does but since the piano would be doomed anyway it would  probably not be 
worth the cost to have it done professionally.  

On 12/11/2014 7:07 PM, Carol Beigel _carol@carolrpt.com_ 
(mailto:carol@...)  [disklavier] wrote:



Fires and pianos don’t mix well.  The damage often appears years  later; 
i.e. the buckskin in the action parts gets hard; glue joints  break, pin 
blocks separate and God only knows what time has been taken  away from those heat 
sensitive electronics!  My advice to insurance  companies is that the 
longevity of the useful life of the piano when  purchased new has been 
compromised and that a replacement is in  order.  Assuming the piano would have had a 
useful life of 50 years  so half of its life had already expired.  The 
electronics alone  were worth $7000 when new.  If the piano is insured, you are 
owed  money.  Perhaps get a used one on eBay or something.  It would  be nice 
if you could collect the insurance settlement as well as keep  the piano.  
You could clean it up and see if or how long it  works.  I am sorry about 
the fire damage to your home. 


Carol Beigel
Registered Piano Technician




On Dec 11, 2014, at 9:39 AM, _clays91740@..._ 
(mailto:clays91740@...)   [disklavier] <_disklavier@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com) > wrote:



Hello Group,
 
My DG-1 (wagon grand) and DSR-1 were exposed to very heavy smoke  and soot 
in a fire at my home.  I'm not sure if it still works or  not.  I'm 
wondering if any one on the list has had any experience  with any like this.
 
I purchased the piano new in 1992 and really want to keep  it.  I 
appreciate any information available.
 
Clay Shelton
Petersburg, VA 










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