[CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors

[Porritt, David]

Jim:

 

Our CFIIIS gets a lot of use even major artists.  Of course some of the
Yamaha artists choose it, but other non affiliated or
don't-care-about-my-affiliation players do too.  The last two times Leon
Fleisher was here he chose the CFIIIS.  Of course those that choose only
by name before they arrive choose the Steinway.

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Jim Busby
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:45 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors

 

Chris,

 

Our head piano faculty frequently says "It's a Steinway world", for the
same reason you stated (95% of concert halls). However, when left to
pick their own practice room pianos many of the students choose the
Kawais. 

 

Oberlin has 200 plus Steinways and they claim that because of the
"rebuildability" (is that a word?) of Steinways over other pianos in
general, and because of the continually appreciating value of Steinways
that they actually are money ahead by being an "All S&S school". Of
course most of this is salesman hyperbole, but your 95% point is the
clincher for Steinway. It is rare that any major performers even ask to
try out our Yamaha CF. They want the Steinways. 

 

Jim Busby

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Chris Solliday
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:25 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors

 

 Hey Jim, Since over 95% of all concerts are performed on Steinways, oh
maybe it's a little less, but certainly the great majority and the
"great majority" (new scientific data term) of performing artists prefer
Steinways, it only makes sense to practice on them as much as possible.
Does it help to broaden one's horizons by working and concertizing on
different instruments? Sure, but then there's reality, and that would be
Steinways. Any arguments?? this should be fun.

Chris Solliday

	 

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