<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>I'd have to agree with Dave here.  That Shigeru Kawai in = Dallas was the best SnS D I'd heard in a long time!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Otto</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dporritt@mail.smu.edu = href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">David M. Porritt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 19, 2004 = 3:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] 9' = Estonia</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <P>I think you have to include the Shigru Kawai in the top = group.  We don't have one :-( but I still fanticize about the one I played at the = Dallas PTG convention.  It was way ahead of anything else I played = there.</P> <P>dave</P> <DIV align=left><BR>__________________________________________</DIV> <DIV align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</DIV> <DIV align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</DIV> <DIV align=left>Southern Methodist University</DIV> <DIV align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</DIV> <DIV align=left><A href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Chris Solliday = <<A href="mailto:solliday@ptd.net">solliday@ptd.net</A>><BR>To: = College and University Technicians <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: Fri, 19 = Nov 2004 18:07:26 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] 9' Estonia</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>Yamaha or Steinway absolutely, don't try and = reinvent the concert wheel.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 19, = 2004 5:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] 9' = Estonia</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/19/04 2:42:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, = <A href="mailto:atodd@uh.edu">atodd@uh.edu</A> writes:</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>The same dealer has also offered to fly in a 9' Biosensor and has = offered it<BR>for $70,000.00 because he's getting ready to open a new = store in the area <BR>where<BR>the church is and would like to have one of his instruments there.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>I don't have any direct experience with a Bosey, but from what = I heard, these are nice instruments, but do not perform well in a big = setting. If this is one of those big sanctuaries where the piano = will be a big part of the musical offerings, (orchestra, big choir, = congregational singing, etc.), this might not be the instrument of choice. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Since it looks like they will have close to $70,000, I would = suggest they try to get another $20, and go for either a Yamaha or Steinway. = They have a proven track record, and do hold up well in big auditorium.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just my two cents worth.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>