This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Are you sure you won't be disgusted with the replies? David I. Original message From: Rob Goodale To: Received: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:16:17 -0800 Subject: [CAUT] Hello - and looking for piano replacement help Hello all, new to the list. For those who don't know me: Piano Tech for UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), over 6= years now. RPT for at least 10 years now. Former subscriber to the PTG tech list for many years - got= disgusted with it's degradation and left about six months ago. -----------------------------------------------------------------= -----------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------- -AND NOW FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS- UNLV has a host of junky pianos suitable for use as boat anchors.= Mostly Yamahas and Kawais averaging in age from about 20-30= years, (scary). For all practical purposes they are no longer= maintainable, don't stay tuned, breaking strings, beat to death,= etc. After years of persuasion and warnings I actually have the= administration listening and contemplating budgeting for= replacing the entire lot of them, (about +/- 45 units). We have= received bids and some factory reps have visited. I am now= writing a detailed report to submit next week which will express= my findings, recommendations, and will include close up color= photographs of worn out piano parts. This is what I hope will= be the final blow that will topple the preverbal tower of= administrative resistance. We currently have a dealer loan program that appears to have worn= out it's usefulness. It really needs to go away permanently in= favor of all new owned replacements. I know there are many of= you out there who have had plenty of experience in loan= programs. I am hoping to accumulate a few short testimonials= from other university techs on "why old university pianos need= to be replaced", and "why dealer loan programs are a bad idea". = (For those who have had good loan program experiences this part= is not for you). I am hoping for a couple short paragraphs from= a few other university techs that I can quote in my report. = Anyone willing to contribute please forward your prose to me= ASAP. Be aware that I may be required to do some minor editing,= (including possible shortening), to make your words fit within= the space and context of my report. Please include the name of= the university. Thanks for your help. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/5d/42/ec/4f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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