Met the tree guy up at house this morning and they did a bang-up job on the tree. Cut all the dead parts off and carefully shaped the top, I don't think it looks bad at all!
Only really had to take off about 5' of the top of what was left after the dead stuff was gone. Fastest $800 I've ever seen anyone make w their clothes on, it was all over but the clean up in less than an hour.
The smart guy, (boss):
The slightly less smart guy, (his brother-in-law as it turns out):
Before:
And after: