Jay, I think I was actually objecting to teachers having inferior pianos (piano-shaped objects) PLUS not keeping their pianos well maintained, which I failed to state. Isn't it likely that the progress of the student can be helped or hindered by the quality of the teaching piano? I was not aware that Baldwin made any Hamiltons that are consoles. All the ones I service are studios, and studios are in general of better quality than the average console. And, just in case you're wondering, I do not have an expensive piano. We still have the 1965 Hobart M. Cable console we bought before we got married 27 years ago, well before I knew anything about pianos. I am not a pianist or a piano teacher, so my choosing to trade it in on a better quality piano or a grand would be largely symbolic. :-) Feel free to respond. Regards, Clyde Hollinger > Why is it sad? I am also a piano teacher with 41 students. I teach > beginning through advanced on the 4 periods plus jazz piano. What do I use? > A Baldwin Hamilton console. Do you think I would ever let 41 students > play (or pound in some cases) on a weekly basis on a grand piano if I > actually could afford one? If I ever save up for one, it certainly goes in > my living room and not in the studio. I have to regulate and replace minor > parts every summer. Most piano teachers cannot afford to do the same. > > All but one of the piano teachers I serve all have good quality consoles. > The teacher with the grand has a spinet for students, a grand for herself. > She only lets her top students play it once in a while before recitals and > such. > > Just my 2 cents, > > Jay Mercier > Piano Technician / Teacher > Glenwood, MN > Clyde wrote: > Unfortunately, for every teacher I serve who has a decent grand > >piano, there is one (or more) who has a spinet, console, or old > >upright. Sorta sad, in my mind.
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