[CAUT] Steinway Institutional Service Recommendations

[Stan Kroeker]

Thanks, Wim.  You hit the nail on the head!  This is exactly what I  
need.  I have encouraged visiting artists to be blunt with their  
opinions but most of them are kind, polite people who are often  
reluctant to criticize.  I have also sent an email to Steinway, Wim,  
in hopes of getting the word 'from the horse's mouth'!

Regarding Steinway's recommendations, if one of you would consider  
scanning and forwarding these to me via email, I'd be grateful.  I  
also pledge to buy the recently published CAUT guidelines.

Regards,

Stan Kroeker, RPT

PS:  45 degrees???  That's T-shirt weather!  : >)

On Dec 5, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
>
> Ed suggested what to do to get the piano to sound right. (which is  
> very good advice). But I think what you're looking for is  
> "ammunition" to convince the donor of the piano to spend money on  
> maintaining this instrument. In most cases, donors think that after  
> spending $50 - 60,000 on an instrument, that for that kind of  
> money, it should last forever, without doing anything.
>
> Although the PTG does have the CAUT guidelines, this is mostly for  
> institutions with multiple pianos. Since the B is the only piano in  
> this venue, perhaps the best way to approach this is to talk  
> directly to Steinway and ask if they have something in writing that  
> you can show the Center and the donor.
>
> Another way to get them to get the work done is to talk to an  
> artist before the next performance, and ask if he/she will go with  
> you to explain, from their perspective, what should be done to make  
> the instrument better.
>
> Good luck
>
> It's 45 degrees here in Alabama, and I'm freezing.
>
> Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> School of Music
> University of Alabama
> Tuscaloosa, AL