<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=0 leftMargin=3 topMargin=0 rightMargin=3> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Broken treble strut on antique grand.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was tuning an antique grand at an antique store several years ago when I noticed the top treble strut had opened up about 3/4 of an inch in back of the capo bar about an inch. It was an Austrian grand but I don't remember the brand now. As soon as I saw it I immediately began letting the tension down before it could have exploded. As I did the crack closed back up. I had to inform the owner of the store that the piano was untuneable and that it was dangerous as is.  I did not charge her anything. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Martin Wisenbaker, RPT</DIV> <DIV>Houston, Texas</DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>