[CAUT] Bid Process (was Re: becoming a university tech. HELP!)

[Alan McCoy]

John,

The discussion will be better served and better reflect reality when all
CAUTs participate including full time, part time employees as well as
contractors. The committee welcomes all CAUTs participation.

Just one committee member's response, but I'm thinking the others will agree
with me.

Alan


-- Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
509-359-4627


> From: "John R. Granholm" <granholmjohnpian at qwest.net>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:25:13 -0700
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bid Process (was Re: becoming a university tech. HELP!)
> 
> On Jul 5, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Fred Sturm wrote
> 
>> Whether or not this discussion leads to a Journal article, the
>> caut committee would welcome a wide ranging discussion of these
>> issues as we work toward development of a "CAUT Credential."
> 
> Is the CAUT committee going to consider only full-time university
> techs, or are you going to include people like me, who are part-timers?
> 
> I maintain pianos for a local community college. The work involves
> the usual Baldwin 243s in practice rooms, two 7-footers in classrooms
> (one Baldwin, one Steinway), and two 9-footers (D and old M&H CC) in
> a concert hall. It's a strictly part-time arrangement, and compared
> to what I've read in this thread so far, it's very simple.
> 
> I don't deal with bids or parts budgets, which I think must be an
> unusual situation.  I deal directly with the department chairman, who
> wants me to send him a quote once a year that covers the next year's
> projected work.  His basic directive to me is that he doesn't want to
> have to worry about pianos--he wants them in tune and working.  I
> don't do any rebuilding, just tuning, regulation, voicing, and any
> necessary repairs.  My feeling about this work is that as long as the
> money holds out, and as long as my work keeps the chairman happy,
> I've got the job.  It's all pretty informal.
> 
> The M&H in the concert hall does mostly accompaniment duty, but needs
> rebuilding to get back to fulfilling its potential as a concert
> instrument. It would take grant money to get that done--nothing in
> the budget for work like that.  I mention this need occasionally, but
> I don't push it.
> 
> I suspect there are many techs out there doing CAUT work at this
> lower level, as contractors rather than employees.
> 
> John R. Granholm, RPT
> Registered Member, Piano Technicians Guild
> Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> jtuner at qwest.net