<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Thanks, Dale (and everyone else),</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Being the hero is good.  There were a few low moments during = the process when I thought I might end up being the goat (remember Charlie = Brown on the pitcher's mound saying, "This is it, I can be the hero or = the goat." ?).  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Actually, I'm not convinced that everyone appreciates the = instrument (but, is there an instrument EVERYONE likes?).  There has been such = a strong tradition of extremely bright voicing around here (really = loaded up with lacquer) and this piano is definitely different.  I = voiced it to be as musical as possible (IMO), and since I was also = expecting it always to be amplified, I was very careful to avoid potential = "ugly."  So, on Friday when they said no miking, I thought I was headed for the = goat pen.  I *knew* the piano carried the hall by itself, but would it = cut it with a big orchestra?  My heart was in my throat and I was = literally shaking when I sat down to listen to the rehearsal.   Ah, = the drama of it all.  :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Counting my blessings......</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 03, 2005 = 9:45 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The Big, Dead Hall = (the happy ending)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Barbara</DIV> <DIV>     Congratulations.!!!!!!!!!! It feels good = to be the Hero doesn't it?</DIV> <DIV>  You have indeed learned a very valuable lesson. I always = remember that working on Ds (in large halls) is always a different kind of = animal & once you have one success like you are describing you will never = forget it & it helps you build experience to apply to the next difficult = situations. You also know how a good D really sounds. Even with hose terrible = lacquered hammers. grin, Just kidding. I like the way they sound when they are = right. I'm just ribbing my friend Andre. It made me feel good to read your evolutionary journey.</DIV> <DIV>   Regards</DIV> <DIV>   Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2><BR>> I learned an incredible amount on this job.  = I had posed the <BR>> question a year ago last spring on this = list about whether or not <BR>> bigger hammers were better for = projection in a big place like this.  I <BR>> can answer that now.  No, = they have to be juuuuuust right (like <BR>> Goldilocks and the three = little bears).  I even discovered that they <BR>> don't have to be = voiced like granite to carry (at least in this <BR>> hall).  So = many of you helped me, whether you know it or not.  Thanks <BR>> to = those of you with whom I had private e-mail exchanges.  It was <BR>> amazing--several times when I would have a question, someone on the = <BR>> list would oblige me and ask that certain something I needed to = know. <BR>> I couldn't have done it without you.<BR>> =  <BR>> If there is music to describe my adventure, I would say it's Rossini's = <BR>> Overture to La Cenerentola.  Go have a listen--the tentative = <BR>> beginning, the building crescendo and the joyous end. <BR>>  <BR>>  <BR>> Again, many thanks to all of = you,<BR>>  <BR>> Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>