<!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>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I hate to sound like a broken = record, but I'm still thinking of possibilities for the huge (3500 seat) auditorium = with the lousy acoustics.   The floor of the stage isn't = hardwood, but something definitely softer (yet another sound sucker upper).  I = have yet to get the piano (Steinway D) on stage, since it's stored in the = basement and don't want to haul it up until I have it in reasonable working = order.  Although I have gotten the director to agree that the piano will be = amplified for performances (yea!), I was wondering about what the pianists can = hear of themselves, because in spite of being amplified, they tend to = "attack" the piano with every bit of might available.  Now I suppose a = monitor of some sorts could be rigged up (no problem for non-classical music) and = we're still going to give the lower lid and truck wedges a try, but has anyone = ever tried something like a portable dance floor?   Do you = think it would bounce the sound up for the pianist to hear?  Would the = stage crew hate me for suggesting it?  What's the estimate on = h</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ow many dozens of homemade cookies & = brownies would it cost to win them over?  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara = Richmond</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>