<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"> <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="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> We too have a no-rental policy.  The only time one of our concert grands has ever left our building (in my 21 years here) was for the memorial service for Lamar Hunt which was held in our sports coliseum last year.  Of course Mr. Hunt was a former board member, alumnus and dear friend of the school.  Even then the piano didn’t leave the campus.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dave<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: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:36 AM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] University rentals<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> In a message dated 6/19/07 12:37:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time, pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.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'> Do any of y'all have such policies for these kind of events?  I would be very interested in hearing/reading your thoughts! See you KC! Paul T. Williams RPT <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> <div> Paul<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> At the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alabama</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> we had a no rent policy. The only exception was for university events, and then only for events where one of the music faculty or student was going to be using the piano. The request had to be approved by the chairman. We did make a few exception when the requests came from higher up. The only piano I allowed to be taken out was a 30 year old Kawai KG 1 from a practice room. But under no circumstances was any of our concert instruments taken out of the building. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I would highly recommend you have your school adopt the same policy. As Conrad said, the school should not be in the piano rental business. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician <st1:City w:st="on">Tuscaloosa</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">AL</st1:State> (soon to be <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:State>)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> See what's free at <a href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank" title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503">AOL.com</a>. <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>