<html> <body> OK, OK, I understand now. :-) Really makes me LOVE our 800 seat Opera House! Avery At 04:56 PM 9/27/04, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hey there Avery,   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.   Barbara   Here's a picture and description:       <img src="http://www.bsc.ilstu.edu/images/Smallbradenauditorium.gif" width=235 height=173 alt="Braden Auditorium">     Specs <img src="http://www.bsc.ilstu.edu/images/line1.gif" width=150 height=10 alt="'""'"> Capacity: 3483, including accessible seating. Seating is available on the Orchestra, Mezzanine, and Balcony levels. Distance from rear balcony is 174 ft. <a name="dimensions"></a>Dimensions: <a name="dimensions"></a> --Total width, wall-to-wall, inlcuding "Stage" and both left and right "Wings" = 148 feet. --Width of "Stage" = 72 feet; width of each "Wing" = 38 feet. --"Wings" may be cleared, and usable as storage areas. --Depth from plaster line to back wall = 48 feet. --Depth from Act Curtain line to Apron lip = 3 feet. --Width of proscenium opening = 60 feet. --Height of proscenium opening = 28 feet. --Width of Apron (Orchestra Pit) = 54 feet. --Depth of Apron at center = 15 feet. Depth at ouside edges = 8 feet.   Stage Floor: Construction: --"Stage" portion of floor is black linoleum over 1.5 inch plywood. --"Wing" portions are grey linoleum over concrete. --There are no traps or elevators, except the Apron (Orchestra Pit) which is a hydraulic lift. --Stage and Wing floors are flush, with no significant cracks, sagging areas, or uneven heights. --BOLTS, NAILS, STAPLES, STAGE SCREWS, ETC., MAY NOT BE USED ON OR IN STAGE FLOOR WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH AND PERMISSION OF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR. Apron: --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. --Maximum depth of lift = 12 feet; lift is usable at any depth from 0 to 12 feet. --Apron will accommodate up to fifty musicians. --Access to lift via three methods: 1. from backstage 2. from Lounges on either side of House (See Auditorium Floor Plan) 3. from Rehearsal Room under Stage, but only when lift is at maximum (12 feet) depth. <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <dd>Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 4:20 PM <dd>Subject: Re: Dance floor, anyone? <dd>Hi Barbara, <dd>>though I have gotten the director to agree that the piano will be amplified for performances (yea!), <dd>Just wondering why? I HATE amplified pianos! :-) <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dd>Barbara Richmond</blockquote> <dd>Avery </dl> </blockquote></body> </html>