Another "All Steinway" School

I don't really agree with "all steinway" schools. It just stinks of snobbery and PR to me. But here is an article from the kansascity.com...

"The University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg has joined the elite group of All-Steinway Schools, one of about 65 universities and music conservatories in that category in the United States.

The university earned that distinction with the recent acquisition of 22 new Steinway and Boston pianos also made by Steinway. UCM is the only All-Steinway School in Missouri and Kansas.

Steinway pianos are considered legendary. Steinway crafts roughly 5,000 pianos per year worldwide, taking one full year to handcraft each piano at the Steinway factory in Long Island City, N.Y.

"Achieving the status of an All-Steinway School has been a priority for many years," said Steven Boone, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences."

Elton John Red Yamaha Disklavier Grand sells for $50k

from:
http://www.abc4.com/content/features/story.aspx?content_id=cf72cd1e-4eaf-4699-b113-28f85400d64a

Why would you pay $50,000 for a piano just because it was a limited edition (of 30) where produced. Surely the fact that there were 30 of them means that it ISN'T a collectors item and is instead a money-making PR scam by Yamaha. It's not like Elton John toured with these pianos or used them to write music or had them in his home - he's just sold out and put his name on the front, that's all.

6 year old kid plays Russian Dance from the Nutcracker Suite

Here is a video of a 6 year old kid doing a very good job of playing the russian dance from tchaikovsky's nutracker suite. very impressive I reckon...

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Whitney Houston's Yamaha Grand Piano

Whitney Houston is being forced to sell off backstage equipment, instruments and even designer costumes and gowns to pay off a 175 thousand dollar storage facility debt to a warehouse storing the items. Amidst the 400+ lots, a Schimmel Lucite Grand piano and a Yamaha Grand piano received the most attention.

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