[CAUT] 9' Estonia

[Chris Solliday]

Wims right
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <atodd@uh.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:14 PM
Subject: [CAUT] 9' Estonia


> List,
>
> A good customer of mine, the Minister of Music at a fairly large Baptist
> Church,
> just called me asking about a concert grand. He's going to look at a new
> Estonia
> and wanted to know if I knew anything about it. I don't. Do any of you? At
the
> moment they only have a definite $50,000.00 to work with and a
> "possibility" of
> another $20,000.00 from a 3rd donor. The Estonia was offered to him for
> $37,000.00 but he's interested in any information about the longevity,
etc.
> of it.
>
> The same dealer has also offered to fly in a 9' Bösendorfer and has
offered it
> for $70,000.00 because he's getting ready to open a new store in the area
> where
> the church is and would like to have one of his instruments there.
>
> The auditorium is being built now, will seat app. 2,000, a good portion of
> which
> will be a wrap-around type balcony. Choir loft for 150, small orchestra
> pit, etc.
> (It's in a fairly high income area.) :-) They've already started planning
a
> concert
> series after the building opens, so he really wants a top notch piano.
>
> The two mentioned above are not the only two choices, of course. I just
> wanted to
> get input from anyone who's had any experience with the Estonia.
>
> Also any comparisons between it and the Bösendorfer would be welcome.
>
> Thanks for any info anyone can give me. Privately if you'd rather not post
> your
> comments on the list would also be OK.
>
> Regards,
> Avery
>
>
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