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The United Methodist church of which I am a member, is considering the
purchase of new <B><U>grand</U></B> piano for our sanctuary and I
have been asked to make some recommendations. We presently have a studio
upright of moderate quality.
<BR>1) We have an excellent pianist who will be a senior next year at a
well known/respected conservatory of music. Part of our reason to get a
new piano (for the church) would be as a thank you to him. He is
also a church member and looked at as "one of our own". At the consevatory
he plays mostly Steinways but that would be out of our range.
<BR>2) We have an excellent Music Director who has a lot to do with number
3)
<BR>3) Our congregation "loves it's music".
<BR>The seating area of our sanctuary is about 40' by 54' and the
altar area about 30' by 20'. The seating area will hold about 200,
the side walls go up about 16' and the peakof the ceiling is about
25' high. The carpet is thick. The interior walls are plaster
w/wood trim.
<P>I am personally partial to the Kawai and Yamaha brands. I think
they are good pianos - price/quality. We will be considering other piano
makes also. I would like any information listee's may have
concerning 1) how to go about selecting a piano for a church. 2) what would
be an appropriate size piano considering the church's specs. 3) any suggestions
for a particular make or model, either to look at or stay away from. 4)
any other information you think may be helpful to us.
<BR>Replies can be made either to me or to the list.
<BR>Thanks for any info. Rolland Miller, North Ridgeville, Ohio.
MPT, PTG/rpt
<BR>rmiller1@mediaone.net</HTML>