annual budget querry...

[Dennis Johnson]

Hi-


At St. Olaf I have an annual budget of $3,500 to use on parts and/or tools
at my discretion, but not for travel or conventions. That would come out
of a Professional Development fund controlled by the Dean. Larger
purchases come from the Department's capital expense budget which is
$50,000. We have about 180 total pianos, but this year I was given another
budget of $3,000/ year to hire help with non-department pianos. This has 
reduced my service load to about 120 pianos. Last year we also become
involved in the Yamaha program, which has been great.  For us this has
been a completely positive experience.


Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College