I wish I had 4 a day. (sigh). Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 10:26 am Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position Available 4 a day sounds good to me. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "ron worth" <ronald_worth at hotmail.com> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 6/17/2009 12:42:47 PM 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 >i nstruments. 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! >_________________________________________________________________ >Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/events.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090617/474b9210/attachment.htm>
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