Hi Charles, I don't believe he has E-mail, but for a moment in time, Norm Neblett taught such a class at USC. The following is based on memory: the course was *requisite* for piano majors (the key point of this reply); the curriculum was designed expressly to help explain how a piano works, what could and could not be expected of a given instrument; and how to communicate with the piano technician. Any technical skills covered was on the order of 'emergency' situations -- how to remove a coin or paper clip from between keys, or perhaps removing the fallboard to collect an errant pencil. At 10:31 AM 11/9/98 -0600, you wrote: >Dear Colleagues, > >My School has asked me to teach a piano tech appreciation course, mostly >for pianists; however, they are having to create a special classification >for me since my basic job description is for technical work and for >supervision. > >Are there other university techs out there who also teach either an >appreciation or skills course, who would not mind responding to a call from >our executive assistant about your title, salary range, etc.? Jim Harvey, RPT harvey@greenwood.net ________________________ -- someone who's been in the field too long.
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