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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was watching "Great Balls of Fire" =
last night,
about Jerry Lee Lewis. I noticed that in a few of the grands they =
had set
up in the movie (which I presume were set up the same way as they were =
in real
life for the guy), the fallboards had been removed. Of course with =
his
hands flying all over the keyboard, and especially when playing while =
standing,
it's easy to see how fingers colliding with a fallboard could be
problematic. I've had the fallboard removed from my piano for a =
long time,
and although it looks ugly that way, I have to admit it feels nice to =
have the
extra room, especially since I play pretty deeply into the =
keys.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question 1: Do some of the =
more... er...
*energetic* performers request their pianos be set up sans
fallboard?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question 2: Are pianos ever =
permanently set
up with a fallboard that can either flip back ~OR~ lift out? If
so, what is the best way to do that -- that doesn't risk scarring =
up the
case with exposed pins, that is?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And lastly, a trivia question: =
Did Lewis
*really* set a piano ablaze (with alcohol dumped all over the
soundboard) and perform "Great Balls of Fire" on it?!
<GASP!></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
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