Agreed, I think it depends on the music administration. Eliminating them from the loop seems pretty difficult. At Stanford I've always had very good experiences with the Music Administration and invariably they need to coordinate use and budget requirements anyway so it's hard to ignore them. My experience is that the farther away you get from the department involved the more bureaucratic it gets. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mitch Staples Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 12:50 PM To: Jeff Tanner; caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano juries on concert instruments Jeff, I disagree. The piano technician is as much part of the music department as anyone else and should answer to the music administration. If the administration doesn't respect the piano technician that's it's own problem. I don't see any benefit in a service department, it's just another layer of bureaucracy, and makes us look like a run of the mill fix-it guy. In my school I constantly fight being pigeon holed as a maintenance person. Granted much of what we do is maintenance, but the most important things (bringing out the expressive potential of performance pianos) are art. Maybe my situation is rare (I thought it was the norm) but I have just as much sway in relevant matters as any professor and more than many. Now If I was paid as much as most professors I'd be happier, but that's a different thread. Happy New Year, Mitch Staples Ohio State University -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Tanner Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:16 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano juries on concert instruments I understood that your boss is not affiliated with the music department. I would be 100% in favor of every CAUT situation in the country not answering directly to music admin, but to a similar type of situation as what you have. Just like service departments in dealerships shouldn't answer to sales staff, maintenence people shouldn't answer directly to anyone who doesn't really understand maintenance. Jeff
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