Real good points...but how many new Hamburg Steinways are available in the US...Bay Area specificallly? Not many. A real choice can probably only be made in Europe. NY A's, B's & D's wouldn't be hard...the D will be a Hamburg. Same thing with the Fazoli...not many to choose from...I am putting the word on at least considering the Steingraeber... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Mark Dierauf" <pianotech at nhpianos.com> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 7/28/2009 11:49:07 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] picking out a new concert grand >This is an important point. My administrator brought in a "ringer" to >assist in a NY selection a few years ago, after the piano teachers >expressed some doubts as to their experience in this process. Now, they >have carte blanche to complain about the piano! (It's not that bad, but >it wasn't my first choice). In hindsight, as the primary end-users they >should have been made to acquiesce in the decision, and take at least >some of the responsibility they otherwise avoided. >- Mark >Fred Sturm wrote: >> Thinking of the politics and the long term happiness with the decisions.
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