<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Concert grand</title></head><body> <div>Hi Dave,</div> <div><br></div> <div>I believe that Southwest Texas in San Marcos and the University of Texas San Antonio music departments both have CFIII's.  I have done concert prep on these instruments and believe that they are fine instruments, somewhat like fine European pianos. </div> <div><br></div> <div>Since most classically trained pianists prefer Steinway, and since your students will mostly perform upon Steinway pianos, I believe that every music school should have at least one good Steinway D for student, faculty, and guest artist performance.  After that need is satisfied, I think that it is desirable to expose your students to a variety of fine instruments.</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div>Regards,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Charles</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>List:</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>The decision has been made to purchase a Yamaha CFIIIS for our recital hall.  We have two Steinway "D"s in there and one will be replaced.  Our chairman was told by an unhappy dealer, that we will be one of only 5 music schools that have a Yamaha in their recital hall.  I told him, that those kind of statistics would be very difficult to obtain, and that I have serious doubts about the veracity of that statement.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Our Artist in Residence (a Steinway artist) liked this particular Yamaha very much as did another prominent - and somewhat biased - Steinway artist in New York.  On the strength of these two artists, whom I know and respect, I certainly raised no objections to the Yamaha purchase.  We hadn't found any other pianos that were really special.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Does anyone have an idea of how common CFIIISs are in music schools?  I just can't believe that they are that rare.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>dave</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> <hr></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>David M.<font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"> Porritt</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><a href="mailto:dporritt@swbell.net">dporritt@swbell.net</a></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Meadows School of the Arts</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Southern Methodist University</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Dallas, TX 75275</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>-- <br> Charles K. Ball, RPT<br> School of Music<br> The University of Texas at Austin<br> Austin, TX 78712<br> 512-467-1535<br> mailto:ckball@mail.utexas.edu</div> </body> </html>