[CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors

[Otto Keyes]

Toss a piano on them & I'd guarantee your crumpets would B-flat....even at a
Boston tea party.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Blankenship" <tunerdude at comcast.net>
To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; "College and University Technicians"
<caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors


> No; not unless I could find some B-flat crumpets...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors
>
>
> > You mean throwing them overboard?
> >
> > David Ilvedson, RPT
> > Pacifica, California
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> > From: "Robin Blankenship" <tunerdude at comcast.net>
> > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> > Received: 3/30/2006 4:47:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors
> >
> >
> >>David,
> >
> >>Would not your school have some choice in which species of verticals it
> >>got?? Mine does. It has gotten several Boston UP-118S's over the past
> >>couple
> >>of years. I, too, held my breath about not being swamped with 1098's.
But,
> >>when I beheld the new Bostons, I felt positively like..........like
having
> >>a
> >>tea party!!!
> >
> >>Yep,
> >>Robin Blankenship
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
> >>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> >>Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:39 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors
> >
> >
> >>Jim:
> >
> >>I tend to agree with you about the variety but the S'ways do hold up
> >>pretty
> >>well.  We are a keep-em-and-rebuild-em school.  We have bought 6 new
> >>pianos
> >>since 2000 but I really encourage rebuilding rather than trading.
> >>Fortunately the head of piano is the daughter of a piano technician and

> >>she
> >>is firmly convinced that you get better instruments for less money that
> >>way.
> >>I certainly agree with her.
> >
> >>Our grand pianos are 75% Steinway.  Steinway Hall is trying to get us to
> >>become an "All Steinway School".  I can't see any benefit in that
myself -
> >>well, except for only having to keep parts for Steinways.  I certainly
> >>would
> >>not want to see a truckload of 1098s come in as I don't want to retire
yet
> >>and I'm sure I would if we had 50 of those!
> >
> >>dp
> >
> >>__________________________
> >>David M. Porritt, RPT
> >>Meadows School of the Arts
> >>Southern Methodist University
> >>Dallas, TX 75275
> >>dporritt at smu.edu
> >
> >>________________________________
> >
> >>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org on behalf of Jim Busby
> >>Sent: Thu 3/30/2006 1:39 PM
> >>To: College and University Technicians
> >>Subject: [CAUT] Pianos for piano performance majors
> >
> >
> >
> >>List,
> >
> >
> >
> >>I've noticed that several of you have practice rooms "locked" or
reserved
> >>for piano performance majors. Many reserve Steinways for those rooms,
but
> >>isn't a diversity of brands better? We currently have 6 of these rooms
and
> >>have the following breakdown;
> >
> >
> >
> >>2 Steinway Ms
> >
> >>1 Yamaha C3
> >
> >>1 M&H A
> >
> >>1 Kawai GS-40
> >
> >>1 Baldwin L
> >
> >
> >
> >>All these kept as optimal as possible.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Any arguments for going all S&S? I'd especially like to hear from those
of
> >>you who majored in piano performance.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Jim Busby BYU
> >
> >
> >
> >
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