[CAUT] Finally

[Avery Todd]

Hi Scott,

Thanks. Yes, I believe Ken was in San Diego at one time. I found out
yesterday that he was one of the tuners for that mass tuning for the
Olympics!

Our biggest delay was the process I successfully pushed to get the salary
level upped considerably. There are several layers of bureaucracy for that
to go through and it took some time.

Avery

On 9/19/07, Scott E. Thile <scott.thile at murraystate.edu> wrote:
>
>  Congratulations, Avery!
>
> Ken is stepping into some big shoes, as well as a heavy key ring!
>
> Boy, is that name ever familiar. Was he in San Diego at one point? I think
> he was just getting started back then and may have come buy my shop and
> perhaps been a student member of the San Diego chapter or maybe one of the
> chapters in the LA area?
>
> Well, Sounds like he's got his work cut out for him. I had to hit the
> ground running here too! It would be nice if schools could the hiring in
> done for us to get a little more lead time on the year's work!
>
> All the best to you, Avery. Hope you enjoy your new freedom.
> In pianos, Scott
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf Of *Avery
> Todd
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:16 PM
> *To:* College and University Technicians
> *Cc:* Pianotech List
> *Subject:* [CAUT] Finally
>
>  Hey lists,
>
> Well, my retirement from the University of Houston is finally official! I
> turned in my keys on Monday and met with my replacement today to "show him
> the ropes"! :-) Some of you probably know him. His name is Kenneth Ponche,
> who came here from St. Louis. He seems like a very intelligent and
> personable tech and I wish him the best. I told him to please feel free to
> call me with any questions/help that I might be able to give him.
>
> He has his work cut out for him but I think he's up to it. There's a guest
> pianist recital on Thursday and a Masterclass on Friday. The head of our
> piano dept. (Nancy Weems) is giving a recital involving two pianos the end
> of this month! Plus our International Piano Festival has been moved from
> February to early November this year! Plus everything else that I'm sure
> will be going on!
>
> I told someone the other day that I almost feel naked without that 5 lb.
> key ring! Feels kind of good though! LOL
>
> Avery Todd, RPT, Ret.
>
>
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