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#1255891 - 08/25/09 02:44 PM
Advice for a good cause
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Registered: 04/27/09
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I searched through the archives on this, but with no luck...
I was asked by my friend to inquire of the knowlegeable techs on PW:
If a person was in a new relationship with a blonde 20-something lawyer from LA, who insisted that they frolic atop a grand piano, should my friend worry about breaking said piano and crashing to the floor?
And since neither my friend or the lawyer owns a piano, is there a minimum recommended size or structural aspects that they should be looking for?
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#1255898 - 08/25/09 03:05 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Zenobe]
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Send me her number and I will discuss it with her personally.
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#1255937 - 08/25/09 03:57 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: BDB]
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Loc: Grand Rapids Michigan
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BDB - 
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#1255964 - 08/25/09 04:20 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Jerry Groot RPT]
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Recommend the high polish finish. You can hose it off when done.
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#1255997 - 08/25/09 05:07 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Silverwood Pianos]
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Registered: 05/28/01
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Make sure it has a Piano Life Saver system installed.
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#1256032 - 08/25/09 05:51 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Eric Gloo]
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Registered: 04/02/08
Posts: 1443
Loc: Niagara Region, On. Canada
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Make sure it has a Piano Life Saver system installed. ....along with an intact hinge pin for the top. If your friends met at a Weight Watchers meeting they should nudge the piano a bit first (sans the frolic part) and see how sturdy the legs are, they are sometimes installed poorly by movers or have come loose over the years.
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#1256038 - 08/25/09 06:01 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Emmery]
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The legs should be fine but one of the G strings might snap.
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#1256054 - 08/25/09 06:26 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Thomson Lawrie]
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Registered: 08/13/09
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Brings new meaning to pianoforte...
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#1256130 - 08/25/09 09:17 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Mr. Peabody]
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I sustain these motions!
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#1256140 - 08/25/09 09:28 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Jerry Groot RPT]
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Registered: 06/29/09
Posts: 282
Loc: Vermont
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Now if we could just do this with a grand...there would be no pesky safety concerns! Piano, with Benefits!
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#1256141 - 08/25/09 09:31 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: lvp]
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#1256149 - 08/25/09 09:40 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: BDB]
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Loc: Grand Rapids Michigan
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Sounds like that story teller is not a lyre... Or, perhaps, they were tickling one to many ivories?
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#1256203 - 08/25/09 11:49 PM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Jerry Groot RPT]
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Registered: 02/05/05
Posts: 1135
Loc: SW Missouri
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In the name of science you should post pictures. Stress test. Could be a real marketing oppourtunity: "Our polyester can take ANYTHING."
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#1256211 - 08/26/09 12:15 AM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Sam Casey]
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Registered: 05/06/07
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An organ might be appropriate here....
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#1256283 - 08/26/09 05:34 AM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Dave Stahl]
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#1256322 - 08/26/09 07:46 AM
Re: Advice for a good cause
[Re: Marty Flinn]
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Registered: 11/13/08
Posts: 3936
Loc: Bradford County, PA
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Recommend the high polish finish. You can hose it off when done. No, the high polish is much too slippery, uh, or so I've been told...
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