Steinway Seminars?

[Richard E. West]

John,

$850 seems pretty pricey.  Were the seminars worth the money?  Did this
include room and board?

Richard West
University of Nebraska

"John D. Chapman" wrote:

> John,
> I'm catching up on a backlog of email, so forgive the late response.
> Last year I attended the Steinway damper seminar, and the year before,
> the one on voicing.  Both times the fee was $850.  After paying for the
> voicing seminar myself, my university offered to pay for the others (they
> also paid my fees for the national convention this year). Some
> of the other technicians attending the S&S seminars worked for dealerships
> and their fees were paid by those dealerships, some were freelance and
> paid out of their own pockets, and some were university techs covered by
> their school.  The first S&S seminar I attended was back in 1988.  There
> was a fee then, but I can't remember how much.
> I hope this helps answer your questions.
> John Chapman
> Wake Forest University
> Winston-Salem NC
>
> On
> Mon, 23 Apr 2001,
> John Minor wrote:
>
> > Has anyone attended one of the week long seminars at Steinway recently?
> > I'm wondering who ends up paying the $850 fee for the course. Do they
> > charge the dealer if you work for the dealer, or does the tech still pay
> > the fee?
> >
> > I attended one of these in '86 and there was no fee and wondered if the
> > fee is something new.
> >
> > John Minor
> > University of Illinois
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >