[CAUT] becoming an all Steinway School

[Richard Brekne]

Always interesting to hear variant points of view on piano sound.  I 
havent had the chance to hear a full sized Shigeru yet.  But I just 
visited the home of a student from the Oslo conservatory who is back in 
town preparing for her masters exam.  She related that the conservatory 
over there purchased a new Shigeru concert grand amoung about 20 other 
brand new instruments... mostly Hamburg D's.  After about a year of 
evaluation the Shigeru has been put aside and is hardly ever used even 
for practice.  Same thing happened to a Fazioli that was there a few 
years back.  We do have some CF III fans in the country... but their 
numbers are few.

Myself... I'm always split on these kinds of issues.  Personally I 
favour as much variety as is possible.  But objectively I see what the 
world at large chooses and at least part of why they do.  Despite 
that... if I had my way I just know I'd order an Overs concert grand for 
UiB on the spot... :)

Cheers
RicB


     > We have a 9' Shigeru, a CF and a Hamburg and a NY D. Artists don't
    always choose Steinways, and it's nice to have variety for students to
    compare/contrast.

    Jim:

    I'm jealous of your selection there - particularly the Shigeru!  How has
    that one done?  The one that was here at the Dallas PTG convention blew
    me away.  

    dp

    David M. Porritt, RPT
    dporritt at smu.edu