Toss a piano on them & I'd guarantee your crumpets would B-flat....even at a Boston tea party. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Blankenship" <tunerdude at comcast.net> To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors > No; not unless I could find some B-flat crumpets... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> > To: <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:32 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 3/30/2006 > >
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