[CAUT] A Project that might Work

[David Skolnik]

Eric / Ed -
Eric, is it fair to assume you have read both of 
Ed's posts on the subject?  It sounds, from the 
way I read the second, which was a clarification 
to Wim, like he is suggesting a very specific 
'trial' topic, to see just how the process would 
work.   I wonder, in fact, what the harvesting, 
and digestion process would entail, but I'm 
foolish enough to be interested. You wouldn't 
want to leave it up to the individual search 
skills of the volunteer, right? You'd need to have some method.

Ed - as you go along, I would like to see you 
refine / clarify the focus distinctions between 
the Journal, CAUT site, pianopedia, and 
refinements in list functioning.  I'm not sure 
the initiative can or should be targeted 
equally.  You want to harvest the list and create 
a definitive document, but, in theory, you need 
to know whether that definitiveness reflects all 
that was found on CAUT, or whether additional 
information would be added, if the CAUT data was 
found wanting.  And again, would this ignore 
information available on pianotech?

Just some idle thoughts.

Regards

David Skolnik

I'm having more trouble lately deciding what to quote and what to cut.




At 02:55 PM 7/21/2008, Eric wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>
>This seems like a great idea to me and I will 
>run it by the committee to find a volunteer to 
>coordinate such an effort. Perhaps it could be 
>compiled and edited into topics which could be 
>formatted and posted on the CAUT website as 
>well. In this form it could be the beginnings of 
>a pianopaedia forum with relevant technical info 
>from identified authors which could grow

>
>Eric
>
>Eric Wolfley, RPT
>Director of Piano Services
>College-Conservatory of Music
>University of Cincinnati
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ed Sutton
>Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:27 PM
>To: College and University Technicians
>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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