The teacher's piano

[lance lafargue]

Just for survey info.  I have about 61 teachers and almost all have at
least studios.  The better teachers all have grands.  I have always assumed
that better action response, tone, and general sound makes for more
successful progress.  The piano is then better taken out of the
possibilities as to why a note does not sound/play correctly.
LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
New Orleans Chapter
Mandeville, LA.
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> From: Jay Mercier <jaymercier@hotmail.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: The teacher's piano
> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 9:20 PM
> 
> Clyde and list,
> 
> Clyde wrote:
> Unfortunately, for every teacher I serve who has a decent grand
> >piano, there is one (or more) who has a spinet, console, or old
> >upright.  Sorta sad, in my mind.
> 
> Why is it sad?  I am also a piano teacher with 41 students.  I teach 
> beginning through advanced on the 4 periods plus jazz piano.  What do I
use? 
>   A Baldwin Hamilton console.  Do you think I would ever let 41 students 
> play (or pound in some cases) on a weekly basis on a grand piano if I 
> actually could afford one?  If I ever save up for one, it certainly goes
in 
> my living room and not in the studio.  I have to regulate and replace
minor 
> parts every summer.  Most piano teachers cannot afford to do the same.
> 
> All but one of the piano teachers I serve all have good quality consoles.
 
> The teacher with the grand has a spinet for students, a grand for
herself.  
> She only lets her top students play it once in a while before recitals
and 
> such.
> 
> Just my 2 cents,
> 
> Jay Mercier
> Piano Technician / Teacher
> Glenwood, MN
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >List,
> >
> >I agree with Julie's assessment of what a piano teacher's piano should
> >be.  Unfortunately, for every teacher I serve who has a decent grand
> >piano, there is one (or more) who has a spinet, console, or old
> >upright.  Sorta sad, in my mind.
> >
> >And now for a little trivia -- I seem to remember from my
> >English-teaching days that the preferred spelling is "gray" in this
> >country.  In the dictionary I have, "grey" refers me to "gray," which is
> >where the definitions are.  But I reckon both are correct.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Clyde Hollinger
> >
> > > I would not recommend a gray market piano to a piano teacher.  I
happen
> > > to be a piano teacher and the lack of a Manufacturer warranty and the
> > > unknown background of such pianos would keep me from even considering
> > > it.  A piano teacher's piano must always be in excellent condition
and
> > > be there for the long haul with stable tuning, etc, and be able to
hold
> > > up to the heavy usage it will get.  In my area, it's not that much
more
> > > just to buy the new over the gray market, especially for piano
teachers
> > > (some of our area dealers are very good at giving us a price break).
> > > It's well worth the extra cost.
> > >
> > > Julie Bond, NCTM
> >
> 
> 
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