A new kind of wading pool for the kids!

Isaac OLEG oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 20:36:27 +0100


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
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