Thanks, David. I'll be sure to find out about these things. Good call on the elevator, too. Check out the huge architectural firm: www.arup.com -Zeno On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 3:52 PM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net>wrote: > Zeno - > It's good that you are, in theory at least, being allowed to communicate > with the architects. You could perhaps get some idea if they have any > familiarity with these kinds of issues. Many, I think, might tend to assert > such expertise without actually owning it. A few other related issues: > - Depending upon the design of the building, you likely need more than one > system. It's difficult to have one system supply both a large concert space > and a series of classrooms or practice rooms > - Depending upon the design, balancing humidity and temperature through a > series of rooms, some of which may get more sunlight, is a genuine challenge > - Take a look at the air delivery system to the concert hall. I've seen a > new hall that uses floor-level air supply on the stage, which I suppose > makes a certain amount of sense, as opposed to having drafts of cold air > dropping down from the ceiling, but it does create turbulent cold air right > under the piano. I'm sure they'll be happy to redesign the system if you > ask them!! > - Seems silly, but...make sure the inner dimension of the elevator will > accommodate the piano, not the dimension of the shaft. A minor detail. > > What me worry. > > David Skolnik > Hastings on Hudson, NY > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090515/dbb36bc2/attachment.htm>
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