<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> >>What is the correct english term for orchestra paid by state ?<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> I’m sure you don’t want me answering this question! ;-)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PersonName u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</u1:State></st1:State>  <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</u1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Collin Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:44 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: electronics replacing pianos?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hi Avery.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> By subventionned orchestra, I meant an orchestra whose costs are paid by the State.  Sorry for my poor unsubventionned english.  In small <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region>, the land is divided into two major subcountries : <st1:place w:st="on">Flanders</st1:place> and Walloony.  <st1:place w:st="on">Flanders</st1:place> is richer than Walloony.  I unfortunately happen to live in the Walloony side of the land.  To give you an example of the kind of bucks we get in here for artistic work, I had an important order from the state to compose a 40 minutes piece for a 30 person orchestra.  It took me more than one year to achieve this.  They paid me 3000 euros, which is about 4000 US dollars.  One year work.  Now you know why I tweak old pianos.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> What is the correct english term for orchestra paid by state ?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Best regards<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Stéphane Collin.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com" title="avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:02 PM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: Re: electronics replacing pianos?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> Stéphane, What is a subventionned orchestra? I've never heard that term before. Avery <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>