<!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> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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></BODY></HTML>