<!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 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Carman,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds like he wants more projection from the instrument.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I finally convinced out music director to use our band/choir shells (three of them)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to project the sound of our little B.</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boy what a wonderful difference. Our hall seats over 2000</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cgpiano@suddenlink.net href="mailto:cgpiano@suddenlink.net">Carman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:26 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Front lid extended during performance</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My Colleagues,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  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?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your comments please.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carman Gentile RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Redwood Chapter</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>