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<DIV>Hey Wim,</DIV>
<DIV>We stencil "UTM Music" in bold letters and white spray paint on all =
of our
stands. Even if the face of the stand is painted black, the outline =
of the
letters shows through. I'm really not sure how many we lose =
each
year--very few if any, I would surmise, although our stands are pretty
old. Many of them were so rusty and scratched up that I used one =
of my
work-study students to paint them black. Don't last real long, but =
do
improve the overall looks of the stands. Besides I had nearly a =
gallon of
black paint that was going to go to waste. Might as well use it =
up!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Keeping the stands in their assigned location would be no small
task. I would say there would be a certain amount of loss, =
considering
human nature, and today's morals. I don't think having students =
purchase
their own stands and carry them around would never work. Instead =
of
purchasing a personal stand, the'd just "borrow" one from the band room, =
concert
hall or choral room.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Here's an idea that we use here: Our women's professional =
fraternity,
Sigma Alpha Iota, purchased some stands for the practice rooms--they are =
bright
red with "SAI" and some flowers and birds stenciled on them. =
Nobody would
be caught dead carrying one of those out of the building. It would =
be a
good project for Phi Mu Alpha too, for that matter.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Kindest personal regards!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joy!</DIV>
<DIV>Elwood</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT<BR>Piano Technician/Technical =
Director<BR>Department
of Music<BR>145 Fine Arts Building<BR>University of Tennessee at
Martin<BR>Martin, TN 38238<BR>731-881-1852</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, =
2005 12:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Stands. =
slightly OT</DIV>
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<DIV>This is a little off topic. It has to do with music stands. It =
seems
music stands are disappearing from the school. We are buying new ones
constantly to keep up. So our chair wants to ear mark stands for use =
only in
the band room, the concert hall and the choral room. He doesn't =
want
stands to be taken out of these places. He wants to make students buy =
stands
at the bookstore to be used in practice rooms and in other class rooms =
when
they practice in there with small ensembles. Some of the teachers are =
saying
this will not work. My complaint was that who is going to be in charge =
of
putting stands back when they are taken out of the band room, =
etc. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am sure other schools have problems similar to this. Any
suggestions?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wim </DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem
Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University =
of
Alabama<BR>Tuscaloosa, AL =
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