Front lid extended during performance

[Prof. Euphonious Thump]

Tell them what possibilities for damage exist because
of tis practice, and tell them its their piano, and
their choice. Period.
     Thump

--- "William R. Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
wrote:

> Carman,
> 
> Your official responsibility is to act in the best
> interests of your client.  There is no "answer" that
> you "must" give.  You must take what you know, have
> learned, can deduce, from any given situation,
> including this one, and make your best professional
> recommendation.
> 
> The bottom line with grand piano lids IMO is that
> they are not "designed" to be in the closed position
> while the lid is up.  To what degree leaving them in
> that position causes damage will depend upon the
> condition of the assembly to begin with and the care
> with which it is manipulated thereafter.  Only you
> can make the recommendation because only you are
> there and can see the piano.
> 
> William R. Monroe
> 
>   My colleagues,
> 
>     This is what I need to know: 
> 
>     As a registered member of the Piano Technicians
> Guild, what is my official responsibility to advise
> the owner of a grand piano if I see the front lid
> extended while the main lid is propped up?   What
> must I say if they ask me whether the front lid IS
> or IS NOT designed to tolerate that configuration?
>     
>     As the original poster of this question, I
> really appreciate your responses. 
>    I would like to hear the opinions of -piano
> manufacturers- or factory reps as to whether the
> front lid was -designed- to be extended when the
> main lid is propped up.
> 
>   Carman Gentile RPT
>   Redwood Chapter



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