Wim: Having played for many churches both large and small I believe there is no piano made that will support 300 voices. In a good acoustical environment where people really do sing, there is a tremendous amount of power in the voices. I accompanied a choir of 120 voices and couldn't keep up with them. Even when playing a 27-rank organ with that choir it was quite a job as the conductor loved the effect of FFFF then subito PPPP. At those times I was impressed with the amount of power generated by just 120 people. I personally think that's one of the reasons large churches just forgo the piano and use an organ that can be heard. dave David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Willem Blees Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 11:42 AM To: CAUT Subject: [CAUT] sanctuary formula Has any one every devised a formula to figure out the optimum size of piano for a sanctuary? I realize there are a lot of variables with this, but what I am looking for is a guide to help churches and concert halls determine what size piano they should have. The dealer I work for and I discussed this the other day. There are too many churches that get too small a piano to fill the santuary, and then wonder why the piano breaks down after a couple of years Wim Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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