Hey Ron, 4 tunings isn't over the top. Just before each semester starts, I tune at least that much and more like 5 or 6. Sat and Sun are par for the course...the closer to the end of the semester, the more weekends are lost! It just happens on every CAUT's schedule. Being restricted to 40 hours/week, at least I can leave early some days, which is nice. Although in the winter, there's no golfing in NE!! :>( Sure, if you're looking for another CAUT position, do make sure there is plenty of shop space, tools and a really good budget!! Or at least a budget (in my case) to handle a fair amount of rebuilding needs. Mine is not nearly enough to handle 110 instruments, but I seem to get by. A lot of pianos, unfortunately, just get bandaids...We haven't purchased a new grand in over 20 years. It's better than some of the universities I've heard about, however, and I at least spend most of my budget on the grands. Paul ron worth <ronald_worth at hotmail.com> Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org 06/17/2009 02:48 PM Please respond to caut at ptg.org To caut university <caut at ptg.org> cc Subject Re: [CAUT] Position Available Paul, Thanks for the kind reply. I was warned 2 years ago. RPTs told me to look for schools with a shop, space and tools. I was doing 4 tunings a day (or night) including Saturdays and Sundays - depending on artists performance schedules. At one point someone asked me is that all I do? (It was not all that I did - they did not understand or appreciate that even 4 tunings daily is a heavy workload - at least for me - and I will make an assumption here - 4 tunings daily is more than a fair share of work load for ANY piano tuner/technician. Ron To: caut at ptg.org From: pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:52:04 -0500 Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position Available Boy, Ron, That's a hard row to hoe!! No shop, no tools??? That's appauling! I now know I made the right decision not to apply there. Was it only the shop space and tools that they won't go for? If you rented a shop somewhere, would they have covered that expense? At least the tools you would have aquired would have been yours. They must not have a great deal of respect for their technician or their pianos!! Sorry it didn't work out for you. Did you at least have a decent budget to outsource jobs? without either shop or funds, their pianos will soon be food for fire! Would the carpenter shop allow you to work on a piano there? I'm really flabbergasted (there's a word you don't see too often!) that the university has a school of music with no way to take care of their instruments. How about the "horn shop" Are they in the same boat? I'm really fortunate to have a fairly good sized shop and we also have a 'horn' shop, although waaay too small to handle our huge marching band and other serious musicians with university instruments. My only hold back, besides a huge wallet, is a way to get anything bigger than a 7' piano actually into the shop (due to the size of the elevators). That is a real pain for the concert instruments, but I guess I'm sort-or easy street in these regards and times. I hope you find better roads ahead! Best, Paul ron worth <ronald_worth at hotmail.com> Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org 06/16/2009 12:51 PM Please respond to caut at ptg.org To caut university <caut at ptg.org> cc Subject Re: [CAUT] Position Available I was the last technician there. The problem is the University has provided no (rebuilding) tools, space and shop for any of the pianos. You have to provide tools, space and shop for repairs. I failed to convince the University to supply tools, space and shop. Most of the pianos need shop work, yet there is no shop, space or tools provided for this work. Dr. Parr is aware of this. You can only house call service the instruments so much, then serious rebuilding tools, space and shop is unavoidable and required. I was naive enough to believe I could do the job without the rebuilding tools, space, and shop. It's strange because the Fine Arts College is provided with a fully equipped repair/carpenter shop and space for building their stage props. If you have all the tools, space, and shop, then, and only then do I recommend SFASU. Since the university climate control "problem" appears among 90% of the of the commentary put forth by CAUTS, it will suffice here to say the climate control has been the chief complain of all the technicians who have gone before me here at Stefen F. Austin State University. Ron Worth (936) 569-6516 Home (936) 553 1935 Mobile ps.: I encourage and support any technician to contact me if Stefen F. Austin State University position is bestowed upon them. I contacted my former colleague before serving at Stefen F. Austin State University which I found very helpful. To: caut at ptg.org From: pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:53:01 -0500 Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position Available Thanks and this is interesting. When I was interviewing exactly 3 years ago this week, this job became available just as I was asked to interview at UNL. Does anyone know if they ever filled it, the tech didn't work out, didn't like it, etc. I checked out the position and it looked a little less than what I was applying for, but still looked like a fairly decent position and cost of living is average around there (back 3 years ago) I may inform a fellow tech who's toying with the idea of CAUT work, but wondered if any of you know what happened in Nacogdoches. (could it be the spelling of the town :>) ) Paul "Ward & Probst, Inc" <wardprobst at wardprobst.com> Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org 06/15/2009 04:46 PM Please respond to caut at ptg.org To <caut at ptg.org> cc Subject [CAUT] Position Available All, I submit the following as a courtesy for anyone who may be interested: Full-time Piano Technician position open at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Annual salary is $40,000 plus benefits. Opportunities for outside work. School of Music has circa 75 pianos: Steinway grands in performance halls and piano faculty studios. For information on job requirements or to apply, visit https://careers.sfasu.edu and search posting number 0600140 or contact Dr. Andrew Parr, search committee chair, at (936) 468-1157 or aparr at sfasu.edu. Best, Dale Dale Probst Registered Piano Technician pres at ptg.org Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it! 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