<!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><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Carman,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Your official responsibility is to act in the best interests of your client.  There is no "answer" that you "must" give.  You must take what you know, have learned, can deduce, from any given situation, including this one, and make your best professional recommendation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>The bottom line with grand piano lids IMO is that they are not "designed" to be in the closed position while the lid is up.  To what degree leaving them in that position causes damage will depend upon the condition of the assembly to begin with and the care with which it is manipulated thereafter.  Only you can make the recommendation because only you are there and can see the piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My colleagues,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  This is what I need to know: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  As a registered member of the Piano Technicians Guild, what is my official responsibility to advise the owner of a grand piano if I see the front lid extended while the main lid is propped up?   What must I say if they ask me whether the front lid IS or IS NOT designed to tolerate that configuration?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <EM> As the original poster of this question, I really appreciate your responses. </EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2> I would like to hear the opinions of -piano manufacturers- or factory reps as to whether the front lid was</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> -designed- to be extended when the main lid is propped up.</FONT></EM></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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>