Alan: I had tried to get a document like the one you sent a year or more ago and they didn't seem to have one. I talked to Kent Webb and Sally Kavaleski (I know I'm murdering the spelling of her name - Sorry) and they couldn't seem to find a document with those details. The one you send was dated January 2008 so it could be a new one. On item #3 I asked if there actually were a school that had that technician ratio and they thought that Oklahoma City University had achieved that benchmark. None others were mentioned. I didn't read in #8 that all pianos had to be rebuilt in NY. Was that something that they said in the meeting you attended? I had asked that specifically when I talked to them and was told that this would be their preference. Perhaps they have now made this a requirement. Thanks for sending this! dave David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan McCoy Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:00 PM To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway school info I just went to a presentation by S&S about the program. Attached is a document from that presentation that defines or stipulates what it means to be an All-Steinway school. Of particular interest is #3. BTW, if you haven't read the S&S equivalent of the CAUT Guidelines, it is worth looking over. The version I have was written by Gary Green in 2005. Its recommendations for number of technicians (one full-time technician per 40 S&S, or one full-time tech per 60 Boston/Essex) and parts inventory look to be more demanding than the CAUT Guidelines. They apparently have a spreadsheet for this purpose. No doubt this hooks into their initial inventory of your instruments. Another consideration is #8 wherein any rebuilding will be done at the S&S restoration center in NY. This effectively removes any decision-making about rebuilding from you, other than choosing which piano is up for rebuilding. By becoming an All-Steinway School (I was about to use an acronym but decided against it. :-] ) you are accepting the brand, being branded as it were, and must live up to their expectations. They want to protect their name, and you, as an All-Steinway School, are representing their name, same as a dealer. It's a choice. It may be a good one for the school and students. But it is not without its trade-offs. FWIW, Alan -- Alan McCoy, RPT Eastern Washington University amccoy at mail.ewu.edu 509-359-4627 509-999-9512 > From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> > Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" > <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 08:13:42 -0600 > To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway school info > > Hi Chris, > You might be surprised about raising money. A case in point from UNM: > a guy who had been a violin student at UNM but changed to math. Became > a math teacher at a university (some other state), but kept up his > interest in music, performing as section violinist in regional > orchestras and doing chamber music. He got interested in collecting > instruments, and ended up with a "matching" string quartet. In his > 80s, he decided to donate them, and approached our music department, > because of fond feelings about his violin prof. We had been in the > process of dedicating our rehearsal hall to the memory of this prof, > so maybe he heard about that, and it got him thinking. > So for the last ten years, we have had a graduate string quartet (they > get to use the instruments, and get a scholarship), underwritten by > him, and he is (now in his 90s) finishing paperwork to endow $500,000 > in scholarships for string students. All from a very unassuming guy > who doesn't have children and wants to do something meaningful with > what is probably the accumulation of TIAA/CREF retirement account > money. > The point being that you don't have to have a BIll Gates among your > alums to raise substantial sums of money. But it does take some effort > and communication. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm at unm.edu > > > > On May 2, 2008, at 1:55 PM, Christopher Purdy wrote: > >> Thanks to everyone that has responded to my questions, on list and >> off. I have received a lot of great insight and ideas. >> Realistically, I don't see how this is ever going to happen here. >> We would basically have to buy some 100 new Steinways and I just >> don't see us raising 3-4 million dollars. However, I have really >> been enlightened with ideas of using this to get the ball rolling and >> start discussion. Plus, the new director knows the program and is >> very interested in pursuing it. If he's got the experience and the >> energy, I'd love to see where it takes us. >> >> Thanks again to everyone. I've saved all the responses and I will >> really be able to use the info you provided. >> >> Chris >
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