[CAUT] Steinway school info

[Alan McCoy]

Hey Fred,

You may be right about the interpretation. However, in the S&S Guidelines
doc, page 3 there is a paragraph that states that "...piano restoration
beyond re-stringing should be contracted with S&S Restoration Center..." "It
will also insure Steinway authenticity."

Of course I don't know how rigid they are with this, but the impression I
get is that to protect their brand, they would want a lot of input in any
decision of rebuilding.

I dunno how it actually works in reality.

Alan


> 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 14:48:57 -0600
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway school info
> 
> On May 5, 2008, at 2:00 PM, Alan McCoy wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> Hi Alan,
> I don't read that (above) in #8. I think it just says that if you
> want a Steinway piano you currently own to count toward the 90% of
> inventory, it has to pass muster after being inspected by a Steinway
> rep, meaning it can't below standard. Maybe something different was
> said in the presentation. I do like the enormous emphasis on
> maintaining the pianos in top condition. That is something a few of us
> lobbied them about, and I think it makes good sense for everyone
> involved. Requiring that their techs get Steinway training is a good
> angle as well.
> Personally, I am happier not being an all-Steinway school (though
> we'd be fairly close to qualifying if only grands counted), but I can
> see definite pluses along with the minuses. The money angle is the big
> stumbling block for most. If they applied the criteria only to grands,
> I think they'd have a lot more support from techs.
> 
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
> 
>