Yamaha loan program...

[Michael Jorgensen]

Hi Alan,
     We've always been loaned benches along with the Yamaha Pianos at Central
Michigan University. (about 16 pianos).
-Mike Jorgensen

Alan Crane wrote:

>
> The WSU School of Music is currently entering the first year of a "loan
> program" with the local Yamaha dealership.
>
> The ten pianos for this year were delivered three weeks ago.
>
> The dealer called yesterday asking that all the benches for those pianos be
> returned to the dealership as they had been sent out with the pianos by
> mistake.
>
> I don't know about other institutions but, here at WSU, we have a definite
> bench shortage (!) and I'm wondering whether benches are normally excluded
> from these loan programs.
>
> If your institution is involved in such a loan program,
> do you get the use of the benches as well, or does the dealer retain them??
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Crane, RPT
> School of Music
> Wichita State University
> crane@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu