You mean throwing them overboard? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Robin Blankenship" <tunerdude at comcast.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Received: 3/30/2006 4:47:07 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors >David, >Would not your school have some choice in which species of verticals it >got?? Mine does. It has gotten several Boston UP-118S's over the past couple >of years. I, too, held my breath about not being swamped with 1098's. But, >when I beheld the new Bostons, I felt positively like..........like having a >tea party!!! >Yep, >Robin Blankenship >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:39 PM >Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors >Jim: >I tend to agree with you about the variety but the S'ways do hold up pretty >well. We are a keep-em-and-rebuild-em school. We have bought 6 new pianos >since 2000 but I really encourage rebuilding rather than trading. >Fortunately the head of piano is the daughter of a piano technician and she >is firmly convinced that you get better instruments for less money that way. >I certainly agree with her. >Our grand pianos are 75% Steinway. Steinway Hall is trying to get us to >become an "All Steinway School". I can't see any benefit in that myself - >well, except for only having to keep parts for Steinways. I certainly would >not want to see a truckload of 1098s come in as I don't want to retire yet >and I'm sure I would if we had 50 of those! >dp >__________________________ >David M. Porritt, RPT >Meadows School of the Arts >Southern Methodist University >Dallas, TX 75275 >dporritt at smu.edu >________________________________ >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org on behalf of Jim Busby >Sent: Thu 3/30/2006 1:39 PM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors >List, >I've noticed that several of you have practice rooms "locked" or reserved >for piano performance majors. Many reserve Steinways for those rooms, but >isn't a diversity of brands better? We currently have 6 of these rooms and >have the following breakdown; >2 Steinway Ms >1 Yamaha C3 >1 M&H A >1 Kawai GS-40 >1 Baldwin L >All these kept as optimal as possible. >Any arguments for going all S&S? I'd especially like to hear from those of >you who majored in piano performance. >Thanks. >Jim Busby BYU >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/296 - Release Date: 3/29/2006 >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/296 - Release Date: 3/29/2006
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