<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Upright front "guard"</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Jim, I have not tried this yet... When moving the EX (I think that was the one, it's all a blur) at the KC co= nvention in June, I noticed a metal plate mounted at the bottom of the bass = arm, screwed into the bottom of the keybed.  The idea obviously was to = protect the corner when tipping the piano.  I have thought of trying so= mething similar for an upright we have in a recital hall that is used often = for a classroom.  It has the same damage you described. My idea is to mount a metal plate, about 1/8" thick to the underside o= f the keybed that will run the length of the piano.  It will stick out = about 1/8" to take the brunt of the door jam, etc. and will be painted = black to blend in with the piano finish.  I will also drill holes for c= heek block and keyslip screw accessibility.  This will preserve the loo= k of the piano, as I don't think it will be very noticeable, and should prot= ect the front from movers, both trained and untrained. Like I said, I have not tried it yet, but I think it will work well. Rick on 10/6/05 10:18 AM, Jim Busby at jim_busby@byu.edu wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>List, For lack of a better name (guard), what d= o you do to protect the fronts of verticals that are moved around (through d= oors, etc.) and get scratched at the front of the keybed, key slip, etc.?</F= ONT> We have put metal strips, plexiglass, etc= . but is there something that would look better? Some kind of durable acryli= c? We have many pianos that are moved regula= rly into closets, that out for Sunday services. Anyone can move these pianos= w/o being ³trained² as we train the people with the S of Music pianos.</FON= T> Thanks. Jim Busby BYU </BLOCKQUOTE> _____________ Rick Florence Piano Technician Arizona State University, School of Music </BODY> </HTML>