<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Ah yes!  Since SMU is a private university, I forget about all the bidding etc. you have to do at a state school.  That does complicate things!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:24 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] follow up on tuning for the local orchestra<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> In a message dated 4/11/2006 1:27:55 PM Central Standard Time, dporritt@mail.smu.edu writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> While I can see the need for new or rebuilt instruments, why would becoming an <ns0:place w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z"><ns0:PlaceName w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">All</st1:PlaceName></ns0:PlaceName></st1:place> <ns0:PlaceName w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Steinway</st1:PlaceName></ns0:PlaceName> <ns0:PlaceType w:insAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:endInsDate="2006-04-12T06:57:00Z"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></ns0:PlaceType></ns0:place> be a plus?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> David<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I won't go into the philosophical reasons for becoming an all Steinway School, because I realize there are pros and cons for that. But the way the Alabama bid laws are, it will actually be easier to get all the pianos from one vendor, than to try to put out bids for 40 pianos from different vendors. Also, included are the rebuilding of some of our Steinways by the factory. I realize that there are private rebuilders that could do the work, but again, because of our bid laws, I would rather have control over that aspect, than to let the university's finance office take the lowest bid. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Wim <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>