<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Was the former owner, perchance, a Harley-Davidson enthusiast?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dsmith941@comcast.net href="mailto:dsmith941@comcast.net">Dave Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 07/06/2006 12:05:06 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Mystery thingees under piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm working on an old Geo Steck grand piano which has these strange sheet metal half-pipes installed underneath.  The  installation is obviously not original equipment, but was done neatly with custom formed sheet metal  installed with screws.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone want to venture a guess as to what the "installer" had in mind?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S.  This is not a puzzler snce I sure dont have  the answer.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>