All Steinway school???

[Ray T. Bentley]

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Wim,

Being an All Steinway School, means that you are using all Steinway
products.  This includes using the Boston and Essex pianos!  I think you
have a good understanding of the source of those other names.  Steinway
dealers are anxious to develop this kind of relationship with colleges for
their own reasons.  I don't know the answers to all of the questions, but I
do know that having Bostons and Essexes will not add the quality implied by
saying "We are an All Steinway School!"

Just a "heads up" on this.

Ray

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Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Alton, IL
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From: Wimblees@aol.com
Reply-To: caut@ptg.org
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:10:06 EST
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: All Steinway school???


To my esteemed colleagues

Yesterday, at our faculty meeting/luncheon, our chair informed the faculty
we are in the process of looking into becoming an all Steinway School. One
of the faculty members asked if spending all this money will be worth it. He
wondered if we should be spending all this money when there is a big need to
buy some other instruments, like timpani, bassoons, contra bassoons,
Celeste, etc. Although the money will come from private donations, the
question is, is it really worth close to a million dollars to become an all
Steinway School? 

I would like to ask some questions for any of you are an all Steinway
school, or if any of you have considered becoming an all Steinway school.

Those who are all Steinway schools,

1. Have you found there to be a significant increase in the quality of
students attracted to your school since you became an all Steinway School?

2. Has it made a difference in the quality of faculty the school has
recruited since you became an all Steinway school?

3. Are faculty other than those who are directly related to pianos,
(history, applied instruments, etc.) satisfied that the school spent all
that money on pianos? Or was money spent also on other instruments?

For those of you who are in schools where you thought of becoming an all
Steinway school, but decided against it, what were some of your reasons for
deciding not to become an all Steinway school?

Is there anything else any one can add, both positive and negative, to this
thought. 

Thanks 

Wim 
Willem Blees 
University of Alabama




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