<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I,too, have often thought about = customizing a piano case, making it a semi art case.  Really limits the market once you = have done it though.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Artisan of = Wood<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 19, 2004 = 11:54 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: transparent string = cover?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've thought about getting creative = with the plate also - maybe candy-apple red or paisley. And what ever happened = to the lovely classic paintings that one would find on the soundboard and = inside the lid of harpsichords - I would be very tempted to do that on the right = piano if I knew someone that could paint like that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=spalding48@earthlink.net href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">Michael Spalding</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 19, 2004 = 8:14 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: transparent = string cover?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Coincidentally, we were = thinking about this just the other day.  Helping a young unemployed = painter think about her career options, suggested offering a rebuild option = of custom graphics on the plate in place of the plain bronze, kind of = like the air-brushed forest scenes or playboy bunnies you'd see on the sides = of the big trucks... but then you'd need a transparent plate cover = ....   But we couldn't identify a suitable fabric either.  Let me know = if you come up with something, 'cause I think we have a killer concept here!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianolover88@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/18/2004 7:04:22 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> transparent string = cover?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>Anyone thought about this possibilty? Would be pretty cool. = Can't think of any fabrics that might be transparent, but maybe sheer = enough to see through, yet keep out dirt and debris and not trap moisture? <BR><BR>Terry Peterson <DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2731??PS=47575">MSN 9 = Dial-up Internet Access fights spam and pop-ups – now 3 months FREE!</A> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>