[CAUT] Tuning reprieve

[Paul Milesi]

I'm in the same boat.  I learned this week that the building will be closed
12/23-1/3.  Having been at Howard only 1-1/2 semesters, I was really
counting on the next two weeks for lots of remedial working, including
replacing tuning pins, Life Saver installations, regulation, etc.  Now I'll
have 1/2 the time, with classes beginning 1/11/2010.  It's cold here in DC,
too, and I have no idea what they'll do with the heat.
-- 
Paul Milesi, RPT
Staff Piano Technician
Howard University Department of Music
College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Fine Arts
2455 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
University:  (202) 806-4565
Home:  (202) 667-3136
Cell:  (202) 246-3136
E-mail:  paul at pmpiano.com
Website:  http://www.pmpiano.com


> From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:22:22 -0500
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: [CAUT] Tuning reprieve
> 
> Sort of.  The music school deemed it necessary to turn the heat down to 55
> and restrict entrance into the buildings for the semester break. For the past
> 30+ years, I've been using this time period to tune the 22 pianos
> (small school).
> 
> I don't know how much they'll save over maintaining a temp of 65-68 for the
> period of 12/23 to 1/3 but now I'm relegated to tuning weekends during Jan.
> I hope they don't plan on turning the heat down on weekends. There's a new
> bean counter in the admin.
> 
> The heat comes back on Jan. 3rd and I'll start tuning on the 9th.  I
> found this out
> yesterday, really screws up next week.
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page
>