<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>And that's why you= wear hearing protectors.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>dave</DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV= align=left><BR>__________________________________________</DIV> <DIV align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</DIV> <DIV align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</DIV> <DIV align=left>Southern Methodist University</DIV> <DIV align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</DIV> <DIV align=left><A= href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></D= IV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Joe= Garrett <<A= href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net<= /A>><BR>To: pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:42:08 -0700<BR>Subject: Re: Cracked= Lid</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>David M. Porritt= said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Why can't it just= stay down?  If a lid is up I'm inclined to lower it. = If it's down, I leave it.  Pianos are= loud!<BR><BR>dave,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"= size=3>Duh! With the lid down, you are getting ALL of the sound= right in your face!</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool= Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>