Patent ID: 7589265

Claim:
An upright piano comprising: a piano case having an upper front panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, and a top lid, the upper front panel being pivotally mounted below and generally abutting the top lid; a keyboard supported by the piano case, the keyboard having left and right keyboard arms and a plurality of keys; a keyboard lid operable to pivot between a closed position covering the keys and an open position providing access to the keys, the keyboard lid having a width substantially equal to a width of the upper front panel; and left and right upper front panel strips fixedly mounted to the corresponding left and right side panels above and substantially parallel to the corresponding left and right keyboard arms; wherein the upper front panel is removably and pivotally supported by the left and right upper front panel strips to rotate between a closed position and an open position, the upper front panel being generally parallel to and substantially between the left and right upper front panel strips while in the closed position, the upper front panel operable to rest against the key lid while the key lid and the upper front panel are each in their respective open positions.