<!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 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The recent thread on ethics of cameras reminded me that I had a photo I wanted to share with you all.  I found this plate crack in the upper treble of an upright, and I wondered just how "lethal" it might be.  I passed on tuning the piano - but not just because of this crack.  It has a host of other problems as well.  I just told the customer it wasn't worth the effort, considering they picked it up free from their county's garbage dump.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But for their curiosity and my own, I wonder if such a crack would spell doom, and what other people's opinions and anecdotes might be.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and the customer was there, OK'd the picture, and is as curious about it as I am.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Dorr </FONT></DIV><BR>The sender has included tags, so you can do more with these photos. Download Photoshop (R) Album Starter Edition-Free! <BR><A href="http://www.adobe.com/aboutstarteredition">http://www.adobe.com/aboutstarteredition</A></BODY></HTML>