[CAUT] picking out a new concert grand

[Greg Newell]

Even better might be to engage the smaller builders in an effort for a
learning community to support learning. What a concept!!

Greg Newell
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-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed
Sutton
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:05 PM
To: David Ilvedson; caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] picking out a new concert grand

Come on, David, get excited and make it happen!

Once the faculty catches the idea of testing the pianos on location, you 
have a real winning situation.
Call PianoDisc about getting a big Mason & Hamlin to test, call Sauter and 
Fazioli.
Call David Anderson and see what he has to offer. Call every West Coast 
dealer.

Every major builder will be sending a big piano to Anaheim for NAMM. They 
could send it to you before or after.
You and your faculty can go to NAMM and see two hundred pianos.
A poor state university in Louisiana recently bought two Fazioli pianos 
because somebody got excited.

Piano builders want to place their instruments in prestigious universities. 
They will cut big deals.

Give it energy now, or it will lapse into same old same old.

Ed S.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] picking out a new concert grand


> 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...
>> 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.