Newton Hunt wrote: >The dealer is wanting to charge us $100 for each piano he moves in to replace >the old. This is not a budgeted expense of $2000 which we cannot afford. > >We, the chair and I, would appreciate knowing how many other schools are >charged a moving in fee, how much it is, and any other expenses incurred with a >loan program. We have a loan program that allows us the use of 13 Yamaha pianos. Our only expense associated with the program is insuring the pianos. We are not charged anything for moving. The dealer handled uncrating and moving them into position. Of course I need to maintain the pianos, but being full time here, that expense is transparent. Last year we had a different dealer sponsoring the program (still Yamahas) and my understanding is that the pianos came to central receiving and we were responsible for uncrating them and moving them into position. (This was before my time though.) We had an agreement with Baldwin, at the school I worked in before I took this position. The school paid the interest on the pianos. I think it was similar to the deal Baldwin gives there dealers for "flooring" pianos. Again the dealer and Baldwin handled the moving. Let me know what happens. I have heard that many of these programs are being cancelled but have not heard why. Scott Scott E. Thile, RPT Piano-Instrument Technician Department of Music,Murray State University ------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O. Box 9, Murray, KY 42071, Ph: 502-762-4396 Email: sethile@msumusik.mursuky.edu
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