Hall/piano rental charges

[Joel Jones]

Fred/John
We do similar charges, but on an hourly charge/half-day/fullday.  it's most
important that the staff be on hand to keep from trashing the lights and
hall equipment.  Many groups in the past have helped themselves only to
cause major damage.
     on 3/10/00 8:53 AM, Fred Sturm at fssturm@unm.edu wrote:

> Our music department charges a minimum $250 for use of the recital hall.
> This includes staff and one rehearsal. There is a fee for use of a
> piano, very low I think ($20?).

Yes , Yes, yes  !  Our charges are very close to yours.  It pays to take the
dents out of the piano lid from ruining it into the wall.  General wear &
tear takes a toll on the pianos.  If the department doesn't get funding
enough to cover normal expenses this fund is a godsend.

  A special tuning for the event is $50
> for University related groups, $75 for general public (goes into a piano
> maintenance account. Otherwise I'd never get to buy hammers). We have a
> department that has historically been starved for funding, so this kind
> of fee has been instituted to help underwrite operations.
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> 
> John Minor wrote:
>> 
>> What do other universities charge for recital hall rental to the general
>> public? How about tuning and piano usage? It seems to me that we are
>> giving piano usage away for next to nothing! If I had more info I may
>> attempt to get the administrators to look more closely at the issue.
>> 
>> John Minor
>> University of Illinois