<!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 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=rnossaman@cox.net href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">Ron Nossaman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Front lid extended during performance</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow"> </FONT><BR><BR>If the hinges can't take this stress, the piano is trash. It's <BR>a non event, or an indication of a need to upgrade.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">    I don't agree with this at all.  I've seen Steinways and Mason & Hamlins in schools, where the hinge screws have pulled loose because of students and teachers ignorant of the proper way to open a grand lid.  And those aren't trash pianos.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">    --David Nereson, RPT</FONT><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>