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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I understand that when Jerry Lee came =
to London he
demanded a S&S "D" and during rehearsal started putting straw in it. =
Asked
why by an outraged S&S rep he was told Lewis was going to set fire =
to it
during performance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano was withdrawn.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sarah@graphic-fusion.com =
href="mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com">Sarah
Fox</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> Wednesday, January 26, =
2005 6:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sans =
Fallboard???</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was watching "Great Balls of Fire" =
last night,
about Jerry Lee Lewis. I noticed that in a few of the grands =
they had
set up in the movie (which I presume were set up the same way as they =
were in
real life for the guy), the fallboards had been removed. Of =
course with
his hands flying all over the keyboard, and especially when playing =
while
standing, it's easy to see how fingers colliding with a fallboard =
could be
problematic. I've had the fallboard removed from my piano for a =
long
time, and although it looks ugly that way, I have to admit it feels =
nice to
have the extra room, especially since I play pretty deeply into the
keys.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question 1: Do some of the =
more... er...
*energetic* performers request their pianos be set up sans
fallboard?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question 2: Are pianos ever =
permanently set
up with a fallboard that can either flip back ~OR~ lift out? If
so, what is the best way to do that -- that doesn't risk scarring =
up the
case with exposed pins, that is?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And lastly, a trivia question: =
Did Lewis
*really* set a piano ablaze (with alcohol dumped all over the
soundboard) and perform "Great Balls of Fire" on it?!
<GASP!></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
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