CAUT SPECIFIC -Reply....

[Richard Adkins]

Mike,

   The cedar rapids, Iowa public schools
bought several Walters.... they were
sent right to the schools...factory
direct and were not prepped by the
local dealer....consequently there
were complaints the first semester....
i think it turned out to be a headache
for the dealer...but the school insisted
on having them delivered this way....
so...if you get a walter...have the
dealer go through it first!!!!!
if you want more on this, let me know....
one of the teachers who got one
of them is the wife of a prof here....
she thought it was too bright....and
they own a yamaha grand!!!!!

Another Prof here bought a walter
and has been happy w/ it for over
5 years....it requires very little tuning
....his 2 daughters/and wife all play
it every day....(of course a school
situation is different)....

I can't say about the Boston as we have
not had any feedback on them....
we've had good luck w/ our Yamaha U1s
....and have several p22 on loan....i
don't like the press board cases in the
school situation....but that's about it...
i think you get a better case w/ Walter.

Well...just my 2 cents....or  2 cps.

Rich A.

>>> C. Mike Swendsen
<swendsec@cadvision.com> 02/27/96
10:57pm >>>
At 08:15 PM 2/27/96 -0700, you
wrote:
>Hello all on the list,
>
>I have a request for information, and
can think of no better place to find it
>than here.   >
>I have been asked, by "my" school, to
make a recommendation for replacement
>pianos for four  worn out junkers in
the practise rooms.  In the past,  we
>have always replaced pianos with the
big Yamaha uprights, (they had the
>sostenuto),  but since they are no
longer cost-reasonable, I have been
asked
>to compare the Boston Uprights.
>     I have seen the Yamaha pianos give
many years of trouble free service;
> who has experience with the Boston in
high use, school settings?  And if you
>please, what are the specifics?  Is the
pinning durable?  Do the hammers wear
>well? Trapwork function well enough
to ignore for a year or so at a time?
> Case parts and hardware stay put and
not rattle?   >      All of this is really
useful information,  I appreciate
anybodys
>thoughts on the marque.
>
>Regards,  >Ed Foote   >
>If you want to do something very nice
for your school try the  Charles R.
Walter piano.
Mike Swendsen