Drool. You didn't mention the helicopter, is it a long walk from the heli-pad? :) (home-made emoticon) -Zeno Wood On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Eversole, Tom <tever at ku.edu> wrote: > >From what I'm reading my space is fortunate. Try 42' by 20', window, > plenty of light, exhaust fan, joiner, > drill press, grinders, radial arm, belt sander, hoist, polishing wheels, > wood planer, lathe, shaper, table saw, > assorted hand power tools, duplicates on all regulating tools, three > work benches, two action carts, six double door cabinets for parts/tool > storage, office/food court area, reclining chair for visitors, easy > access to hot/cold water- > bathroom, nine grand boards 9' to 5', all day help for any piano moving. > Space will accommodate 9'grand, 7'grand > and two smaller grands. Ten 4/2 fluorescent light fixtures, plus heat > and A/C Oh, not to forget, a helper with > experience. University inventory about 115 pianos, not counting > residence halls and student unions. Pays mid > $50's with all the benefits and goodies, plus a decent parts budget. > > KU is a GOOD GIG. > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Douglas Wood > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:18 AM > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Office square footage > > > Well, we have about 115 pianos in the fleet, and two part-time > technicians. Our primary space is 13.5 x 18.5 feet, about 250 square > feet. We usually have two pianos in for stringing and action > rebuilding, and it's jammed. It does work, because we're not often > both in at the same time, and we have only a drill press and bench- > top table saw that lives under one of the pianos until it's needed. > Cabinets, workbench the size of two actions, tool cart and desk. The > room is full. > > It would work nicely and efficiently for one person, with a smaller > fleet. But to have two full-timers to really take care of these > pianos, there should be nearly twice this much room. Someday... > > The worst thing is that we have no window, and the temperature > regulation is marginal. Ironically, the computer techs got the other > half of the room when it was divided, the half with the window. And > they have the window covered with dark paper to minimize glare. Go > figure. > > Doug Wood > > On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:51 PM, Zeno Wood wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > We're in the planning stage of a new music building, and at this > > point we're looking at blueprints. The plans seem to change pretty > > drastically every couple of months, as the college deals with cost > > overruns etc. The piano technician's office is getting smaller and > > smaller! I'd like to be able to talk about other CAUT's work > > conditions as I advocate for a little more space. > > > > As it is now, I have a small and cramped office, with a workbench, > > desk, file cabinet, small table, metal storage cabinet, and a > > wheelie cart. I also have some storage space under the stage, and > > in a little closet on the other side of the building. I can do > > bench regulation and action rebuilding in the office. I do some > > restringing, but only over the summer when all the students are > > away and I can work in a classroom/studio. > > > > If you have a similar situation, I'd appreciate hearing how big a > > space you have, and also what sort of light/window/door set up > > there is. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Zeno Wood > > Brooklyn College > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090819/1a31f814/attachment.htm>
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