Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!hound!rfg From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Extra Keys? Message-ID: <875@hound.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 08:57:47 EST Article-I.D.: hound.875 Posted: Wed Jan 30 08:57:47 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Jan-85 01:41:47 EST References: <792@noscvax.UUCP>, <82@vice.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 13 [] I suspect the real reason that Bosendorfers are seen so seldom on the concert stage is their astronomical cost, which means the rental fee is probably astronomical as well. Here in the low rent district of New Jersey, a cheap Japanese Grand (Not even a Yamaha) goes for $400 a performance. Not many organizations or performers can pay that sort of robbery without some kind of gimmick. One nice gimmick is to have someone donate one for a tax deduction (some deduction). But, if you owned one would you travel with it? -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg