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Using a Piano at BYU

Scheduling Pianos

  • BYU Space Management schedules pianos for Church services.
  • BYU Campus Scheduling schedules other pianos.
  • BYU School of Music schedules pianos for School of Music use.

Each piano has an assigned identification number and is assigned to a specific area. Please do not move a piano! A simple phone call through the correct channels will get you a piano, if you have been authorized to use one.

Moving Pianos

Please do not move any piano without permission. If there is not a piano in a room where you need one, DO NOT, under any circumstance, move one from another room! Many pianos and doors have been damaged by this practice, and there is a high risk of injury to those moving a piano. Please notify the appropriate office if you have a piano need. We will be glad to help supply an instrument where one is needed.

Custodians are not authorized to move pianos unless trained by the Piano Shop technicians.

HELP FOR WARD MUSIC DIRECTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS

Pianos used for church services are very important to us. Please report any piano which is damaged or a piano that is grossly out of tune. Please know that most of these pianos are tuned only twice a year, and thus cannot be kept perfectly in tune at all times. We do our best to keep the pianos at high standards of maintenance and we appreciate your help in identifying problems.

Tell us if there is a special need for a piano to be tuned. We will try to service it. Take into consideration, however, the vast number of wards, stakes, and other organizations at BYU and their many needs. It is virtually impossible to do extra tunings for all the many conferences, firesides, and various meetings held.

Leaders, we especially ask you to read the paragraph on “moving pianos” above and help us eliminate the problem of unauthorized piano moves.

REPAIR/TUNING REQUEST FORM

Not all pianos are intended for concert performances. Some pianos are used mainly for church services and are tuned only twice a year. If you need a piano for a performance which requires a tuning, the fee must be paid by the sponsoring organization. Contact the Piano Shop for rates and details.

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