[CAUT] University piano replacement program

[tony]

Ed, 

I was with Steinway Hall-Akron. 

I left there two 1/2 years ago and since been consulting for dealers,
manufacturers, and directly with colleges and Universities.

Do I know you?

Tony Mastadonna 
Institutional Sales Consultant
amastadonna at neo.rr.com
 
    Cell-330-603-8843


-------Original Message-------
 
From: Ed Sutton
Date: 7/3/2008 10:12:15 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] University piano replacement program
 
Dear Tony Mastodonna,
 
By chance are you the same Tony Mastodonna who is Director of Institutional
Sales for Steinway Hall at Akron?
 
Ed Sutton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: tony 
To: College and University Technicians 
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] University piano replacement program


Fred,
 
Thank you for your in site. 
 
With all do respect, I do believe you've missed my point, again! 
I agree with you on recommending the best!! 
 
And I believe it's obvious you would want the most "heavy duty" pianos in
the area's that get the most use. 
 
And with a budget to support that, all would be wonderful. 
As a consultant we recommend the absolute very best. There is NO argument!
I respect your opinion on purchasing or rebuilding the best.
I acknowledge the fact that you would disagree with the suggestion and
support the program to only get the best instruments, proven over time, to
give the best results in the various different parts of the School facility.
I applaud you. I'm sure that your program would serve as a model for other
institutions across the country!
 
What do "other technicians" do if the budget comes up short of the "Ideal
plan" and the need is so great that it was effecting recruiting. Do they
continue to put money into pianos that are reaching the end of their life or
compromise. 
 
I believe that while one university it waiting for the funds to come through
 another university moves forward with a compromise in en effort to help
compete for students. It's a proven fact, that part of the attraction to
incoming students and parents is the physical condition of all of the
facilities including the pianos. It may not be the proper way to judge a
learning institution. But it still remains a fact. 
Remember their are many places a quality student can go for their Music
degree. 
Each School is competing for students.
 
Once again, I AGREE WITH YOU!! 
 
I asked a simple question!
 
What would you do if you were asked to compromise.
 
I now know your answer.......
 
They're are technicians faced with this problem everyday and HAVE made the
decision to compromise. 
I was looking for opinions on that and that alone...Not wether one should or
should not.
 
I never recommend to compromise, but when given a choice of waiting or
moving forward immediately some Technicians and Faculty have decided to
compromise.
 
I was looking for some experience with this compromise. Because you have
made your opinion clear, maybe someone else has had a different experience.
We don't know all the facts unless we ask...do we? 
 
Once again thank you for your Opinion. One I totally agree with!!
 
Tony Mastadonna 
Institutional Sales Consultant
amastadonna at neo.rr.com
 
    Cell-330-603-8843
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Fred Sturm
Date: 7/2/2008 4:07:25 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] University piano replacement program
 
On Jul 2, 2008, at 9:35 AM, tony wrote:


I'm a Institutional piano consultant.


With all due respect, I don't think you have the knowledge and experience to
be an institutional piano consultant, judging by what you have posted.
Perhaps an institutional piano purchase consultant, and maybe there are
places that need that kind of help. I think most places really need an
institutional piano service consultant more than a purchase consultant,
though. Doesn't matter what they buy, if the pianos are never well prepped
to begin with, and aren't kept up. Even if an institution pays top dollar
for what they think is the very best, if they don't hire a highly qualified
tech, they have thrown all that money down the drain for all the good it
does (other than to the piano manufacturing community, which certainly needs
the help).
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu




 



 
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