Hi Jeff, List, Point well taken about the ricochet. The piano I have to destroy is moisture damaged beyond economical repair. I saw a picture in a magazine once, about a wood worker who built a nice book case out of a small grand cabinet including the bench. If I remember correctly, the bench was leggless (is that a word?), and inside he stored his booze. Not a bad idea for a Kimball Le Petite, ha? Daryl Matthies Mathis Piano Service ---------- From: TunerJeff@aol.com[SMTP:TunerJeff@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 1996 10:01 AM To: pianotech@byu.edu Subject: Chiiiing! (Watch for richochet!) Dear Daryl, It can be fun and entertaining... but DO be respectful of the weapons and target! A piano's plate is multi-faceted, dense, and quite capable of returning whatever you fling at it BACK in your direction. In all honesty, I would not repeat the experiment again. One concession to safety was leaning the piano slightly forward, so that the bulk of the reflected shots were driven into the ground at the foot of the instrument (... I use the term loosely) in similiar fashion to the angled steel found at the rear of indoor shooting ranges. Of course, the crunched front legs made that easier to arrange! Nonetheless, wear hearing protection (...especially if your buddy plans to use an elephant-gun!) and keep clear of your neighbor's muzzle-flash, all automatic-weapons flinging shells, and irate return-fire from the target of the day! Yours in advisement, Jeff ps- The only pianos I have ever destroyed or thrown away are the two (count 'em, two!) that I listed in that post. Each piano ever built is the culmination of hundreds of hours (... or years) of design, thought, & labor. I just can't bring myself to be responsible for the death of a piano, in most cases. 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