This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment How about pianos equipped with a mirror in place of the fallboard, = confusing to do. James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing = instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sarah Fox=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:57 PM Subject: Sans Fallboard??? Hi all, 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. Question 1: Do some of the more... er... *energetic* performers = request their pianos be set up sans fallboard? 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? 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!> Peace, Sarah ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9f/dd/cd/7b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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