<HTML>In a message dated 3/21/03 3:12:32 PM Central Standard= Time, atodd@UH.EDU writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Man, that sounds like above and= beyond the call of duty!!!!!! :-) I wish I could get carpet on the floors of the piano major practice rooms! But I'm not going to put it there! :-) Avery </BLOCKQUOTE> The school paid for the lumber and the carpet and I had a student help me. I= "charged" the school time, in that I have taken a lot of time off for perso= nal business. It was worth it to me, to get the piano to sound better. Perhaps if you can = convince the school it is for every one's benefit, you can do the same thing= with the practice rooms. Wim </HTML>