Lid Prop on Performance Pianos

Avery Todd ATodd@UH.EDU
Tue, 01 Oct 1996 17:25:25 -0500


Jim and Joel,

>Dear Joel:
>
>I have felt the same as you.  I get nervous about the lid prop being
>in the wrong position.  However,  I have never known of an incident
>where the lid came crashing down.  I would just hate to think of the
>various kinds of damage that could occur.
>
>Jim Coleman, Sr.

   Especially to the nerves of the pianist and audience. :-)

Avery

>
>On Thu, 26 Sep 1996, Joel Rappaport wrote:
>
>> Here's another question for the List Members:  One of the things I like
>> to check when on standby for a concert is that the lid prop is placed in
>> the correct position when the lid is opened.  I was wondering if anyone
>> has had a bad experience of the lid being shaken loose if the prop is in
>> the wrong hole in the lid.  Some artists get pretty enthusiastic when
>> playing and, if the lid prop is not correctly positioned, has it been
>> known to slip?  Maybe I am worrying for nothing??

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Avery Todd, RPT
Moores School of Music
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4893
713-743-3226
atodd@uh.edu
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