Loan Programs

[Clyde Hollinger]

Ron,

Taking this thread a slightly different direction, I got my M. M. in Music
Education from a local university known for having a very good program.  Every
year when they call to try to squeeze a few bucks out of me, all I can think of
is the very poor condition of the practice room pianos.  To this day I can't
reconcile those uncared-for pianos with their reputation.

Regards,
Clyde Hollinger, RPT

Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >I wonder if this might be a disadvantage of the loan programs, that
> >the pianos are unstable etc.  Comments on how brand new pianos
> >work out over a year of use would be appreciated
> >
> >David I.
>
> I don't know about the Baldwins, but I've been loan programs for both Kawai
> and Yamaha. Since the Colleges in this area aren't interested in spending
> any  more on tuning and maintenance on new pianos than on old ones, the
> pianos tended to be tuned in August, sold the end of the year, and in need
> of a half semitone pitch raise and action regulation in the customers'
> homes after the sale. None of this is, of course, the pianos' fault.
>
> Ron N