[CAUT] Care and feeding of stage grands

[Jeff Tanner]

On Jan 31, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Ron Poire wrote:

> Hi Kent and everyone,
> When I was at the U of Mn, we had a director for part of the time  
> who was very aggressive in making sure the pianos were taken care of.
> During his tenure, we replaced the hinge pins on both of our D's  
> and the harpsichord with drillrod which was bent so it could not be  
> removed.  This director, Jeffrey Kimpton, was also a pianist and  
> professor, who knew what was going on in the musical world.
> It was his feeling, that if you let people get away with whatever  
> they wanted, everything would be trashed in a very short time.
>
> If the administration won't stand behind you to take care of the  
> instruments, it will be a losing battle for you to do so.
>
> regards,
>
> Ron Poire
>

My sentiments, exactly.


Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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