<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, maybe the following story isn't = specifically about pianos, but I couldn't resist adding to the arsenal of stories = about full-bore musical worship.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Detroit is in the process of = celebrating its 300th birthday.  Among the festivities was a performance of an 800+ voice = choir accompanied on a couple of numbers by the Detroit Symphony = Orchestra.  The event was staged on a huge temporary stage by the river.  At least = 95% of the choir were energetic black gospel singers.  During the = rehearsal they set that stage rocking and swaying to where people reported feelings of = motion sickness.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Needless to say, they were asked to = cool it with the swaying to the music, which didn't seem to dampen the energy used in = belting out their songs.  The volume was deafening at the backstage perch = occupied by myself and the stage hands -- we could feel it going right to our bones.  Mayor Dennis Archer was the only person brave enough to = stand between the risers.  It's incredible he didn't get pulverized body = and soul by all the musical energy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><= /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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2001 = 7:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: It's a Small = (Piano) World - Fun Stuff</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I tuned a Kawai grand at a downtown Tampa St. = John's Progressive Baptist Church on Friday. This is the place that last year they had pounded both front legs of the grand through the stage floor (the = piano was only held up by the lyre and back leg - and balanced by the = friction of the two front legs in the floor). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>snip<<</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>She let out a yell and a chuckle. She said to come on down for = one of their services and to fasten my seat belt! I can't wait!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's not just a job. It's an adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=