<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Same 1969 Samick upright, different strange = item.  Opened the lower cabinet to check the bridges, and found a charred spot on the = inside, about 1.5" diameter, about 8" below the top edge of the panel.  It = was circular, with indications of heat rising upwards from it, and was = absolutely charcoal in the center, burned in about 1/4" (I'm surprised it didn't = show through the panel).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hanging right across from it was a typical 25W shiny = chrome pushpin DC bar, unplugged at the time.  This is the only = conceivable source for heat coming from *inside* the piano -- yet why would it create such = a small heat spot?  Do they get hot in one spot when they burn out, like a = fuse, perhaps?  (I didn't check if the bar still works.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>That burn mark was very scary = looking...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>