Reveals an attitude . . . or am I unfair?

[alzado]

I complained previously on the "Instruments" board about a piano provided by a music store for lessons. 

It is not the piano per se, but the way it is set up.  Seems like about once a year I attend my lesson and there's a different piano.  These are all part of the sales inventory of the store.  As orders come in, a piano goes and a piano comes.

Currently the Young Chang upright is mismatched with a piano bench that is not the correct one, and does not even match the piano in finish.  Because this piano has a low keyboard and the bench is mismatched, I keep getting my knee squeezed into the bottom of the keyboard.  Even though I sit farther from the piano than I would like, my knee still gets "scrinched."  (I'm an adult male.)  It is very uncomfortable.

I suspect the reason the bench stays is that it is chock-packed with junk-- mainly, dozens of music books, stubs of pencils, all sorts of odds and ends.  I believe it is the cubby hole of one of the teachers that uses the studio.  Apparently, leaving the mismatched bench in the room is easier than moving her stuff to the correct bench.

The music rack of the piano is too shallow, also, so that books of music -- placed on the rack -- are crushed or crumpled on the top and bottom.  This is due to the top board of the piano protruding out over the music rack, with not enough vertical room for American-style music books or sheet music.

When I posted these complaints some while ago, a person wrote back and suggested we just prop up the top panel, thus providing plenty of room.  Well, guess what?  We cannot . . . because the top of this upright piano is piled with junk. 

Does one get a feeling that these teachers are just "coasting," insisting on their little habits and "ways," while students have difficulty or even discomfort trying to use these instruments? 

Is this what anyone would consider a "high class operation?"

[a-sharp]

Is this what anyone would consider a "high class operation?"

No ... sorry if these seems obvious - but, why don't you seek out a better situation? I would think your time [and money] is worth more than that, no?

Just a thought.

Good luck!

[keyofc]

Why don't you offer to help clean the piano bench out in lieu of paying them that time?
Just kidding..

[alzado]

Believe it or not, the problem has been partly solved.

I went to my lesson this week and -- lo and behold -- the piano has been replaced again.

This time it is another Young Chang upright, but a different size and model. 

Currently my knee does not jam into the keyboard when I pedal.

I noticed that the same mismatched piano bench is still there, and they moved all the junk from the former piano over to the top of the new one.

There is something "half baked" about this entire operation.

[fizzy]

I don't know the room setup, but are there other piano benches nearby? Or even a chair close to the right height?

But as a-sharp said, you should consider finding another place for lessons if it bothers you too much.