<!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 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey there Avery,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why amplify?  Because the hall = is huge (just under 3500--two balconies) and so dead acoustically that you can't = hear the piano beyond the 10th row--or so I've been told by more than one person.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a picture and = description:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <TABLE id=skipnav cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" = border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=235> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top borderColor=#cc3333 align=middle width=226 = height=167> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P></TD> <TD> <DIV><IMG height=173 alt="Braden Auditorium" = src="http://www.bsc.ilstu.edu/images/Small%20bradenauditorium.gif" width=235></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Specs</STRONG></FONT> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><IMG height=10 alt='""' = src="http://www.bsc.ilstu.edu/images/line1.gif" = width=150></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" = size=1>Capacity: </FONT></STRONG></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc height=104><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" = size=1>3483, including accessible seating.<BR>Seating is available on the = Orchestra, Mezzanine, and Balcony levels. </FONT> <P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Distance from rear balcony is 174 = ft.</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1><A name=dimensions></A></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" = size=1>Dimensions: </FONT></STRONG></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc> <P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" = size=1>--Total width, wall-to-wall, inlcuding "Stage" and both left and = right "Wings" = 148 feet.<BR>--Width of "Stage" = 72 feet; = width of each "Wing" = 38 feet.<BR>--"Wings" may be cleared, and usable = as storage areas.<BR>--Depth from plaster line to back wall = 48 feet.<BR>--Depth from Act Curtain line to Apron lip = 3 feet.<BR>--Width of proscenium opening = 60 = feet.<BR>--Height of proscenium opening = 28 feet.<BR>--Width of Apron = (Orchestra Pit) = 54 feet.<BR>--Depth of Apron at center = 15 feet. Depth at = ouside edges = 8 feet.</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" = size=1><STRONG>Stage Floor: </STRONG></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc height=504><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Construction:<BR>--"Stage" portion of floor is = black linoleum over 1.5 inch plywood.<BR>--"Wing" portions are grey = linoleum over concrete.<BR>--There are no traps or elevators, except the = Apron (Orchestra Pit) which is a hydraulic lift.<BR>--Stage and = Wing floors are flush, with no significant cracks, sagging areas, = or uneven heights.<BR>--BOLTS, NAILS, STAPLES, STAGE SCREWS, = ETC., MAY NOT BE USED ON OR IN STAGE FLOOR WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH = AND PERMISSION OF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR. <BR>Apron: <BR>--Lift is controllable from Stage Manager's console, stage right, or = with portable control box plugged into floor of Apron. Connection = for box is at center of Apron.<BR>--Maximum depth of lift = 12 = feet; lift is usable at any depth from 0 to 12 feet.<BR>--Apron will = accommodate up to fifty musicians.<BR>--Access to lift via three = methods:<BR>1. from backstage<BR>2. from Lounges on either side of House = (See Auditorium Floor Plan)<BR>3. from Rehearsal Room under = Stage, but only when lift is at maximum (12 feet) depth. = </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</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 4:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dance floor, = anyone?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Barbara, <BR><BR><FONT face=arial = size=2>>though I have gotten the director to agree that the piano will be amplified for = performances (yea!), <BR><BR>Just wondering why? </FONT><FONT face=arial>I HATE = amplified pianos! :-) <BR><BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial = size=2>Barbara Richmond</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Avery </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>