I understand Bruce is on leave until early November (and apparently offline)... don't envy him the state of his inbox when he gets back!
birder - where were you seated on the 763? As I understand it the seats with the 32" pitch are the AB/JK seats in Zone B (not the DEF seats in this section). Presumably this should be at least comparable with the seats on the 320 pre-Suits to Seat refit, which I had to endure a few times before I hit *G. They obviously weren't great compared to Space+, but I wouldn't say they were miserable. Still, doesn't sound like it's a move for the better...