List; The Baldwin piano co. loans us 13 pianos each year and at the end of the year they have a sale. It is not held on campus (our legal department would not allow it fearing the loss of tax exempt status if we had a commercial venture on campus.) The sale is held at the local dealership. It has been very successful there. The advertising is honest and straight forward mentioning the loaner pianos and other new and used instruments. When our ethical standards get in the way of our better business judgement it's always best to go with the ethical standards. In this as in every venture in life, it's not the activity that is bad, but the people doing it. If you only work with honest people lots of creative things can be done. I know that if the dealer changed his modus operendi the administration and legal department would stop it in a heartbeat. dave _______________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas _______________________________________________
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