<HTML>In a message dated 2/15/02 11:19:31 AM Central Standard Time, RNossaman@KSCABLE.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I'm curious. Are there ever requests from visiting musicians for a cello that they can hang hardware on and beat with a mallet? Or a bassoon they can fill with soap solution to blow bubbles during a performance? Seems only fair. Ron N </BLOCKQUOTE> I have never liked the "prepped" piano concept. I think the composers who write this kind of stuff are maybe not as good at what they do than those who write, what I would call, "legitimate" music. Perhaps we can start a new trend. Prepared Clarinet and Bassoon duet, with damper wires, tuning pins and piano string hanging from the mouth piece and keys. It won't produce much of a sound, but it might look crazy enough for it to become interesting. Wim </HTML>