<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3086" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'm serving as a consultant to a local junior college that is building a new facility and purchasing instruments for it.  The recital hall will seat 350.  Even at this small size (well, small compared to other places I've worked), I would think it would be preferable to be looking at 9' pianos, compared to something in the 7' range.  I could be mistaken, though. (I'm a great consultant, hey?)  I've been told the acoustics will be good (that's what they all say...).  What do you think?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Barbara Richmond, RPT </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">near Peoria, IL</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>The other thing to consider, Barbara, is the size of the stage. It might be nice to have a 9', on the stage, but if there isn't enough room for that, and a small ensemble, there are going to be a lot of logistical problems. The small recital hall at UA only seats 140, and we could have a D, but the stage is so small, by the time you put the B on it, with a 20 voice chorus, or a 10 piece ensemble, it get's very crowded. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>