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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Believe me, gutting and redesigning =
would be the
answer. It's not going to happen any time soon--if ever! So, =
in the
mean time.......I'm trying my best.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe
Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 27, =
2004 5:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dance Floor =
anyone?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara said: "<FONT face="Times =
New Roman"
size=3>Why amplify? Because the hall is huge (just under =
3500--two
balconies) =<BR>and so dead acoustically that you can't hear the =
piano beyond
the 10th =<BR>row--or so I've been told by more than one
person."<BR><BR>Barbara,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3>the Whole
scenario sounds much like our "beloved" Snitzer Hall, Portland OR! =
Same
idiocy! They remodled a perfectly nice, aucoustically balanced =
Theatre, into a
performance "Hall". Since then noone can hear diddly. I swear, the =
aucoustics
morons seem to strike everywhere! </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>IMO, your
situation needs to have some more of the Acoustics idiots try and =
resolve the
problem "globally", not just for the piano. Sounds to me like they =
made a
performance hall look pretty and forgot about the fact that =
Performances
require good acoustics!!!!Duh! I'd put it back in some higher =
mucky-muck's
lap, 'cause I'm willing to bet that the poor piano is just fine and is =
projecting as well as it is possible to do. Bottom line, Fix The Hall
Morons!</FONT><BR>Best Regards,</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If my postings of late, seem to be a =
bit
caustic...I apologize...I'm trying to quit my Cigar habit!
Grrrrrr!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>