Odd that the problem just developed over the past few weeks.
Wondering if we reached some critical mass that strains the system? I know Mathx alloted more connections at one point to the forums (forgive me if my terminology isn't right).
We have over 1 million posts, and over 43,000 registered members, but at any given time the "guests" out number the logged in about 3 to 1. The average over a 60 minute period is about 600-700 visitors (although obviously not concurrent).
Anyway, thanks everyone for your input.
Yes I did ask Allen to take a look, as my areas of expertise are pianos and Internet marketing, not technology :-)
By all means, if you think you have a solution, please don't hesitate to chime in.