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(tall) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of </span></b>Tim
Coates<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 16, =
2004 9:21
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> College and =
University
Technicians<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: short short =
prop</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wim, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>My singers have made a prop that you ask =
about. They
took a block of wood and covered it with black felt. They also put a =
sign on
it, "Do not remove from piano". I don't care if it is in =
there.
Doesn't cause noises. Very sturdy and doesn't mar. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tim Coates <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>University of South Dakota =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Universtiy of Sioux Falls =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Apr 16, 2004, at 9:53 AM, Wimblees@aol.com =
wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Performers, mostly =
students, using
the B in our recital hall don't want the lid all the way down, but =
also
don't want it up about a foot with the short prop that comes standard =
with this
model. So they are using a black board eraser to prop up the lid about 4 =
inches.
It doesn't look "bad," but last night, as I was sitting there =
looking
at it, I got to thinking there's got to be a better way. Short of making =
a
short prop out of wood, painting it black and attaching it somehow, =
do any
of you have any suggestions. (be nice).</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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RPT</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Piano =
tuner/technician</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>School of =
Music</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University of =
Alabama</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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