GC Pro Solves Greenhill School's Gymnasium Sound System Problems in a Single DayGreenhill School, founded in 1950 and whose 14 buildings are situated on 75 acres in Addison, Texas, places a good deal of emphasis on both athletics and civics, so a scheduled memorial ceremony for the anniversary of 9/11 was important to students, teachers, and parents. However, the sound system in the school's gymnasium wasn't up to the task anymore. But Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, was able to fix that, and quickly, too. Once GC Pro's team had evaluated the situation, made their recommendations and bid, and brought in a member of their GC Pro affiliate services program as the systems integrator, the new sound system was put up and in place within a single day, ready for the observance ceremony. Integrator Trinity Group International installed a GC Pro-provided QSC WideLine line array sound system consisting of two hangs each with subs attached below. "The show went off without a hitch, in part because the installation was done so quickly and so well," recalls Jeffery McDaniel, senior account manager based at the GC Pro office in Dallas, Texas. McDaniel notes that Trinity's installers were able to access the school a day earlier to run cabling and establish hang points, prepping the job site for what would be a record-time one-day installation of the entire sound system. "It's a pretty big system, but as soon as the purchase order came through, we and Trinity were on it, because we knew how important this event was going to be for them." McDaniel says that Greenhill School received several bids on the project, and ultimately awarded the job to GC Pro. The school's IT director made the decision to go with GC Pro because, as McDaniel puts it, "They simply had more faith in us, that we could do it in time and with the right equipment that would last them a long time into the future. I'd say they made the right decision." 
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