Caut help??

[Harry Whitaker]

At 06:56 PM 3/12/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Greetings list,
>
>             I need to hear from any Caut that has experience with a school
>"loan program" . My school has been pitched an idea of having Yamaha pianos
>loaned to the school, and then, afterward, sold at a yearly sale, held around
>graduation.
>          The Dean has asked me to vet the proposal, and see if there are any
>"red flags".  I have looked at it, and it seems almost too good to be true.
> A dealer in Virginia is loaning a college $320,000 (list price) worth of
>Yamaha pianos, and is giving them some cash also.  Tuning, regulation, and
>voicing is the schools responsibiltiy.
>          Am I missing something here, or is it this easy to have a school
>full of new pianos?  Is there a down side that this obtuse technician is
>overlooking??
>        No need to waste list space on this,  please feel free to send any
>comments to me personally. (Unless, of course, you write in such a witty,
>personable style, that we all would enjoy the response).
>
>Thanks,
>Ed Foote
>A440A@aol.com.
>
>
>
I would like to hear these replies too.  Thanks.

Harry Whitaker
whitakeh@eburg.com