[CAUT] recital policy

[Paul T Williams]

I'm only required to be present in the evenings for big name guest 
artists.  Otherwise, I tune some time during the day and they get what 
they get.  If somebody decides to "squeeze" in a rehearsal or something 
after I've prepped it, then that's just too bad for the recital.  It 
happens..but rarely.  The American Liszt Fest is next week, and I'll be 
tuning many times during the day in 3 venues and on hand for the evening 
concerts.

Paul






From:
"Jeff Tanner" <tannertuner at bellsouth.net>
To:
<caut at ptg.org>
Date:
03/31/2010 12:33 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] recital policy



I was never required to be present for recitals. I was asked to remain on 
site during piano festivals, but that was during normal work hours. Never 
once in 10 years was my presence needed for the "unthinkable".  Once, back 
when at UGA, I hung around til intermission and touched up unisons for a 
Marcus Roberts performance, but that was almost pointless.  Doing touchups 
doesn't make much sense. Either the piano will have held well or will need 
a complete retuning from temperature changes.
 
Besides, with schools understaffing the workload as they do, asking a tech 
to be on the clock for recitals means he/she has to cut time available for 
the rest of the inventory. Just doesn't make very good sense from an 
efficiency and productivity standpoint.
 
And, I could comment that your family time is worth a heck of a lot more 
than your hourly salary, too. I'd want a heck of a lot bigger salary if 
they were going to require me to be there at beckon call any time of day.
 
Jeff Tanner
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dr. Henry Nicolaides 
To: College and University Technicians 
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 1:01 PM
Subject: [CAUT] recital policy

Hi list...I was wondering about policy regarding the piano technician 
presence at/during recitals.  It does not appear that we, at SIU, have a 
written guideline or policy.  I prep and tune before the solo piano 
recitals and tune within a reasonable time (whatever that happens to be 
and considering the use of the piano and recital hall) before accompanied 
voice and instrumental recitals.  Just wondering if anyone was "required" 
to be present during any recitals to be available should the unthinkable 
happen.

Henry Nicolaides
Piano Technician, School of Music
Southern Illinois University

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