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January 30, 2014Students Hope to Save Their SteinwayLITTLE ROCK, AR -- Little Rock's Central High School is known for its rich history. Now students are working to preserve one of the oldest items in the building... For complete news story and video:
KARK 4 NEWS STORY and VIDEO
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We had a similar story here at Oakland Tech High School. They have a Steinway B which was sort of the same way. An alumni group originally got an estimate for some huge amount of money to restore it. I looked at the piano and said for the purposes of the school, it could be done for a lot less money, which they were able to raise, and the piano is in use there now. I did not do the work, but I gave them confidence in a better estimate. Too often, a high estimate results in nothing happening, so this was a happy ending.
The Central High piano is an A.
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Great Story - Great Cause
I donated -- Did You?
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We had a similar story here at Oakland Tech High School. They have a Steinway B which was sort of the same way. An alumni group originally got an estimate for some huge amount of money to restore it. I looked at the piano and said for the purposes of the school, it could be done for a lot less money, which they were able to raise, and the piano is in use there now. I did not do the work, but I gave them confidence in a better estimate. Too often, a high estimate results in nothing happening, so this was a happy ending.
The Central High piano is an A. Thanks, BDB. There are many vintage S&Ss like these collecting dust in old high schools around the country. I hope both of these events are a harbinger of good things to come!
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In other news, I got a friend whose new wife was bringing in a new piano to donate his old Acrosonic to a first grade class in one of the more poverty-stricken schools here in Oakland.
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Amazingly, my H.S. had as S&S-D which was retired from the C&A program. This was in a town of 9,000 residents. I played it all through my H.S. years. It had the heaviest action the I have ever played, but the sound was glorious and it was kept in tune. Originally it was on the stage of the 'gymatorium' and then was moved to the choir room so it could get regular use.
About ten years ago, the town built a new H.S., and rather than totally rebuilding the Steinway, the school board could save $2K by scrapping the S&S and buying a 6 footish Yamaha. Bye, bye, Steinway. What a loss. (Had my mother or I known about this, either of us would have happily donated the $2K.)
My H.S. also had a Hammond B-3 with Leslie speakers, but alas, it was discarded too.
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About ten years ago, the town built a new H.S., and rather than totally rebuilding the Steinway, the school board could save $2K by scrapping the S&S and buying a 6 footish Yamaha. Bye, bye, Steinway. What a loss. (Had my mother or I known about this, either of us would have happily donated the $2K.)
This kind of thing happens ALL the time. It's terrible, short sighted people that only see the balance sheet. to paraphrase they know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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With any luck, they traded the Steinway for the Yamaha. But that also points out the problem of trying to do too much work on an old piano. A lot of the cosmetics can be forgone in a school situation, and they usually do not need to replace everything that the rebuilder can make a profit on. Even if the best the piano can do is operate at 90% of its potential, that may be enough. (Often that was enough even when the piano was new!)
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Ya Know - This is the kind of thing that we should support. Just a few bucks from each of us would go a long way to help them meet their goal and get the piano rebuilt.
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In other news, I got a friend whose new wife was bringing in a new piano to donate his old Acrosonic to a first grade class in one of the more poverty-stricken schools here in Oakland. This is good news. I wonder how many States have a program like this: http://www.playitagain.org/index.htmlPlay it Again Arkansas Excerpt:
"Unfortunately, some children can't afford to play in their school band or orchestra. That's why we've created a new initiative called, "Play It Again, Arkansas." We're asking Arkansans to donate their used instruments to schools across the state, so that those schools can provide them to needy students." The story behind the story is that a good piano salesman for the former Baldwin Dealer actually got the ball rolling on this.
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Amazingly, my H.S. had as S&S-D which was retired from the C&A program. This was in a town of 9,000 residents. I played it all through my H.S. years. It had the heaviest action the I have ever played, but the sound was glorious and it was kept in tune. Originally it was on the stage of the 'gymatorium' and then was moved to the choir room so it could get regular use.
About ten years ago, the town built a new H.S., and rather than totally rebuilding the Steinway, the school board could save $2K by scrapping the S&S and buying a 6 footish Yamaha. Bye, bye, Steinway. What a loss. (Had my mother or I known about this, either of us would have happily donated the $2K.)
My H.S. also had a Hammond B-3 with Leslie speakers, but alas, it was discarded too. Sadly, this mistake is repeated over and again. I would guess there wasn't a pianist on the board? It might not matter. Dealers have trained salespeople. Rebuilders typically do not. This is not a slight to dealers. It is what it is.
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This is good news.
I wonder how many States have a program like this:
Rather than donating to the Friends of the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Deborah Borda's $1,750,000 salary and Dudamel's $1,500,000 salary, I'll give to the Harmony Project.
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This is good news.
I wonder how many States have a program like this:
Rather than donating to the Friends of the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Deborah Borda's $1,750,000 salary and Dudamel's $1,500,000 salary, I'll give to the Harmony Project. Yes, an excellent program!
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Ya Know - This is the kind of thing that we should support. Just a few bucks from each of us would go a long way to help them meet their goal and get the piano rebuilt.
A Piano World Challenge Awaits !!!!
Send donations to:
Tiger Foundation
P.O. Box 250005
Little Rock, AR 72225
Make a notation that it is for SOS - Save Our Steinway
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When Lewis and Clark High School (Spokane, WA) was renovated 1998-2001, the powers that be decided to restore the Steinway D from 1911. It had actually been on "loan" to another school since the 1960s, but the school board actually thought it would be a great idea to bring it back home. Interestingly, the 1911 L-C football team donated $500 towards the $1650 purchase price. I have a hard time imagining any current football team donating money to the arts! The school also has a pipe organ in it's auditorium - the school board also paid to have the organ restored and reinstalled. ![[Linked Image]](http://warddesigngroup.us/portfolio/featured/lewis_and_clark_high_school/lewis-and-clark-theatre.jpg)
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The students will make rebuild this piano. Because it's glory deal.
GOD help!
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Wow Paul,
That auditorium is amazing!
Have you played that D?
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About ten years ago, the town built a new H.S., and rather than totally rebuilding the Steinway, the school board could save $2K by scrapping the S&S and buying a 6 footish Yamaha. Bye, bye, Steinway. What a loss. (Had my mother or I known about this, either of us would have happily donated the $2K.)
This kind of thing happens ALL the time. It's terrible, short sighted people that only see the balance sheet. to paraphrase they know the price of everything and the value of nothing. A true saying.
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When Lewis and Clark High School (Spokane, WA) was renovated 1998-2001, the powers that be decided to restore the Steinway D from 1911. It had actually been on "loan" to another school since the 1960s, but the school board actually thought it would be a great idea to bring it back home. Interestingly, the 1911 L-C football team donated $500 towards the $1650 purchase price. I have a hard time imagining any current football team donating money to the arts! The school also has a pipe organ in it's auditorium - the school board also paid to have the organ restored and reinstalled. Wonderful story. The football team's donation is extraordinary.
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