Jan Templiner wrote: >Oh. The only case I know where the 1st violins might be not on the left >side is in Bayreuth. Nowhere else I have ever seen or heard of the first >violins not being left of the conductor. Correct me if I'm wrong but I've always understood that although the first violins at Bayreuth sit on the left, the unique accoustics of the hall make them sound as if coming from the right and vice versa for the seconds. Bruce