---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List: I have my AOL account set up to send me news about pianos, piano manufacturers, musicians and music news in general. If I copy the link to the List, it works for me but I guess that is because I have AOL and apparently it will work only for AOL members. I thought this story was interesting, so I went to the trouble of copying it. My personal comment is that the Steinway Grands are wonderful instruments but if my opinion were asked about which verticals might be best suited for institutional use, it would be Kawai far and above any other make. I can just see the poor tech who has to tune the new Steinway verticals cussing under his breath as he enters the practice room. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin Duquesne University Announces Intent to Become an `All Steinway School' At Warhol Museum Signing Ceremony on Monday, Dec. 4 PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Becoming one of only 19 prestigious "All Steinway Schools" in the country, the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University, Trombino Music Centers and Steinway & Sons will sign an agreement of intent as part of a ceremony to be held at The Andy Warhol Museum on Monday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. Henry Steinway, a fourth-generation descendant of company founder Heinrich Engelhard Steinway, will give a presentation at 7 p.m. with a reception following. The announcement and ceremony are part of a 10-day celebration of the 300th anniversary of the piano by Trombino Music Centers, the exclusive Steinway representative for Western Pennsylvania, that facilitated the arrangement with Duquesne University. This is the first time that Henry Steinway has participated in a music school's official designation as an "All Steinway School." As part of the agreement that includes the addition of 66 new Steinway pianos, Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music will begin a fund- raising campaign in order to have the pianos available by the next academic year. "By allowing a student of the Mary Pappert School of Music to practice and perform on a Steinway, we are better helping that student on their road to becoming a professional musician," said Dr. Edward Kocher, the new dean of music at Duquesne University who will participate in Monday's ceremony. Steinway & Sons, founded in 1853, produces less than one percent of the pianos made worldwide, yet 98 percent of musicians on the concert stage choose to play Steinways exclusively because of their touch and tone, according to Trombino Music Centers. Steinway pianos can range anywhere in price from $15,000-$80,000 depending on their size. SOURCE Duquesne University CO: Duquesne University; Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University; Trombino Music Centers; Steinway & Sons ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/26/43/5b/5d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC