Off campus work

[Newton Hunt]

This is a simple issue.  If the recording engineer is asked
to make a recording, schlepping all his gear there he
charges an hourly rate plush mileage.

It is NOT you job to tune outside pianos.  Tuning one
outside piano cost thedepartment at least two inside
tunings.  Consider the student's needs .  You were hired to
tune the department pianos.  I tuned for the Department of
Music but charged seperately pianos tuned for the Theatre
Department.  And on my own time.

Salary lines should reflext your areas of responsibility.

If I tuned for a department recital on non-departmental
pianos I did it on my own time and charged the outside venue
for the tuning.

Often a professor or an organization will pay for the tuning
not the piano owner.  Who is the tuning important to?  That
is the payee.

If there is no clear cut policy in p lace then write on and
have it approved by the chair and department manager after
talking to them about it.  A memo then will be sent to all
interested paries for clarification.

Just my NSHO.  (not so humble opinion)

		Newton

PS  This policy was spelled out to me when I joined the
department.  My primary responsibility was to tune for
students, professors and inside recitals and concerts. 
Facility users of department spaces paid for tuning as well,
that was the origin of the policy.