This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Sprinkler Glitch Drenches Philadelphia Orchestra Instruments Damaged; Ensemble Scrambles To Make Same-Day Concert Posted: 2:48 p.m. EST December 3, 2002 Updated: 3:11 p.m. EST December 3, 2002 PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Orchestra is used to being showered = with applause. But on Tuesday it was showered with water from the = fire-sprinkler system.=20 The sprinklers in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center suddenly turned on = Tuesday morning, drenching orchestra members and their instruments as = they rehearsed for the evening performance.=20 Orchestra officials say the show will go on. Building maintenance crews = are mopping up the water on stage and in the first couple of rows of = seats to try to get the hall in shape for Tuesday night's performance.=20 Orchestra president Joe Kluger said most of the musicians were able to = escape from the stage with their instruments. The damage to the = instruments is being assessed.=20 Kluger said the piano on stage got the worst of it. The Steinway will = have to replaced for the concert. Kluger said the piano will need "a = good bit of reconstruction work."=20 Kimmel Center officials think a software glitch may have triggered the = deluge.=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/43/64/a2/6a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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