Was there a concert with the Paris Orchestra ? If so they are really not lucky actually. too bad. I repaired once an old grand that where filled by the heating system flowing from above in the piano. Too much work really - many parts where totally unglued. Regards. Isaac OLEG > -----Message d'origine----- > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de > Mary C. Smith > Envoye : vendredi 6 decembre 2002 15:13 > A : College and University Technicians > Objet : RE: A new kind of wading pool for the kids! > > > Also, I read that Eschenbach (conductor) himself raced to > bail out the > piano. I agree that the one-of-a-kind Strads, etc. would > have to take > priority. What a weird business. > > >According to the Inquirer, most of the musicians were > concerned about > >getting their own instruments protected-valuable string > instruments that > >would be impossible to replace. Also, the sprinklers on > the stage are > >deluge sprinklers, so it sounds like a lot of water came down. The > >kimmel Center just opened several months ago, so obviously > all the kinks > >are not out yet-very expensive kinks. > >Dave Forman > >Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] > On Behalf Of > >Ronald E Engle > >Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 2:39 AM > >To: caut@ptg.org > >Subject: Re: A new kind of wading pool for the kids! > > > >When I heard this story on the radio I wondered if anybody > even gave the > >piano a thought when this was all going on, and tried to cover it? > >Typical of the respect our beloved instrument gets. > > > >I have trouble visualizing several inches on water in the piano. > >Especially on the sound board. There is no dam on the > sound board that > >would raise the water level that high. The damper guide > rail is not > >continuous across the pianoa and are there not holes in > the sound board > >where nose bolts go thru? > > > >Ron Engle > >_______________________________________________ > >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ > >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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