Front lid extended during performance

[Jurgen Goering]

There is little doubt this puts all kinds of stress on the hinge.  
Whether is is enough to cause a problem in the long term I can't tell, 
but I would suspect it can.   I have only seen this done by young music 
students who have never been shown the proper way to open and close an 
instrument.  In my books, it is filed under "Operator Error".

Jurgen Goering


On Jan 5, 2008, at 17:41, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote:
>   I recently tuned a concert grand for a visiting well-known pianist.  
> He insisted that when the grand lid is opened and resting on the long 
> stick, that the -front- lid be closed.  That is, the front lid was 
> extended toward the player with its bass edge resting on the bass end 
> of the piano case.  The rest of the front lid was supported only 
> by its hinges.
>
>   Have any of you seen a grand lid -intentionally- left open in this 
> configuration?  Does that stress the hinge which connects the front 
> lid with the main lid?
> Your comments please.
> Carman Gentile RPT
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