Lidia's is in walking distance if the weather is nice. It is just a few blocks away, though they are long blocks. It is one of the best restaurants in the city. Certainly there will also be shuttle buses from the convention center to all the hotels downtown. The Marriott hotel building has the Steelhead Grill which is also recommended. Dogger wrote: > Hello My Pittsburgh Friends: I need a restaurant recommendation near the Lawre > nce Convention Center that is either American or Italian, casual but quality fo > od and price is really not an issue. This would be for dinner this Saturday. > Please let me know if the restaurant is in walking range also. Thanks a ton > , Kevin from Youngstown. > I would get a Martin Dc15E. It would be mellow, all solid woods (mahogany) > and has electronics. Dogger > GoddardV wrote: > > >This is my situation, any suggestions? > > > >I'm a professional musician. I will be traveling with this instrument and > >plugging it into a variety of PAs and amplifiers. I want a pickup system that > >is going to sound very good through a variety of systems. > > > >I want a full-bodied acoustic, one that will also sound good without the > >electronics. I don't have a preference about having a cutaway or not. If the > >tone is better without one, then thats fine. > > > >I'd like the tone to be mellow and smooth rather than jangly .. the music I > >play is more like an acoustic Bill Frisell or Pat Metheny. > > > >I'd like my model to have 6 steel strings. > > > >My budget is somewhere between $800-1000. > > > >Any suggestions?? Thank you very much!! I need a place to start looking and > >trying. > > > >
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