<html> At 05:58 PM 9/3/2005 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>How funny Susan. Just yesterday I tuned a S&C spinet. It took me about five minutes to figure it out. First time I had seen one like this. You are right. Just tap with the heel of your hand down and back on the front edge. Once the lid has slid back an inch or so it will lift right off - some old uprights had an arrangement like this.   Terry Farrell</blockquote> Fortunately these uprights have stayed well away from me. But I did clobber myself on my left  cheekbone once when I pulled up on a decorative top rail of an upright music desk. The thing sits in a slot and you just have to pull it up to remove it. I was leaning over the top of it, trying to see fasteners on each side which weren't there. Gave it a tug, it jammed and then unjammed -- WHAM. Good thing I missed my eye. sssssssnn </html>