[CAUT] A Project that might Work

[Ed Sutton]

Wim,

For example, the "Rep Lever" part of the project I'm proposing would begin by harvesting all the emails about the rep. spring that have been posted in the history of CAUT. It would gather them into some general knowledge about rep springs,and then pehaps discuss some special problems and opinions on how to deal with them. (Something like that. The "template" hasn't been designed yet.)  Then the individual articles would be read and reviewed for content by a review committee, then the Journal editors would help with illustrations and final editing. 

At this point it needs consideration by the CAUT Committee, and comments and expressions of interest by CAUT list readers would show if the volunteer help is interested and available.

Ed

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Willem Blees 
  To: ed440 at mindspring.com ; caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] A Project that might Work


  Ed. 

  Last fall I gave a chapter technical on the rep spring, which could easily be made into an article. I would be willing to write the article if someone would edit it  and supply pictures. Is this what you're looking for, and is anyone interested in helping with the project? 


  Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
  Piano Tuner/Technician
  Honolulu, HI
  808-349-2943
  www.bleespiano.com
  Author of 
  The Business of Piano Tuning
  available from Potter Press
  www.pianotuning.com


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>
  To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
  Sent: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 8:26 am
  Subject: [CAUT] A Project that might Work


  Dear CAUT List Folks-

  Over the past year the Journal has used gracious contributions of the CAUT Committee to expand our technical coverage.
  In particular, Fred Sturm has given us the use of his posts (edited by him, and a then little more by us) to show some methods of efficient institutional maintenance. Kent Swafford is currently compiling some earlier posts about sostenuto regulation (real tech posts about real regulation problems!), which we will soon publish. It would be wonderful if the Journal were to receive similar contributions on technical topics for an extended period.

  A general range of topics could be: Institutional piano maintenance, Tuning, voicing, regulating the high performance piano.

  I am suggesting the most productive effort would be focused on the practical daily work of the college technician. Other topics might eventually be covered under a different sponsor.

  Articles should mostly be about generally accepted technical practice which can be replicated and tested, and any unusual opinions should clearly be identified as such.

  The CAUT Committee would have  authority to review/plan/make topic assignments  for the project.

  The CAUT Committee and Journal editors will create a "template" for the articles, which should facilitate production.

  The Journal editors will contribute editing, spelling and photo shop skills to the project.

  If we can agree on this model, or some modification of it, and get approval from the CAUT Committee, we can proceed to the next levels of development, such as listing possible topics, discussing how to extract the material, assigning writers, etc.

  I would like to hear responses to this idea.

  [Please don't use clever names and cute phrases. I can't understand them.]

  Thank you!

  Ed Sutton
  writing now as editor of PTJournal



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