<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>Yes. I suspect that one could forestall all future "geniuses" from inflicting their "prepared piano pieces" upon humanity by simply issuing a statement that they may do as they wish, but will be held personally accountable for all damages to the instrument used. (Up and to including its replacement cost.) <br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_">
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<div><font size="2"> At Vanderbilt, a 1938 Baldwin L, donated in some distress years ago, is the "Cage" piano. When a student simply must go all avante-gard on us, we point them towards that one and don't worry about it. <br>
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<pre style="font-size:9pt;"><tt>On 2/19/2013 1:58 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
> Hopefully, the "player", (I'll not call him a
> Pianist), will have to pay for them!
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Ron N
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