Piano Technician Position

[J Patrick Draine]

>
>Do you really think the university is willing to take someone who will
>learn on the job experimenting with their pianos?  That could turn out
>to be more expensive than hiring someone who already has the skills.
>More likely they have high expectations and will be dissatisfied,
>wrecking the career of the poor dolt who takes the job.
>
It wouldn't be a bad bargain if all they expected was tuning, repairs and
regulation, but if they expect to have their Steinway grands properly
rebuilt by someone happy with that salary, they're being exceedingly
optimistic.
Hopefully the final candidate will clue them in to how much it will cost to
send the work out to shops capable of high quality remanufacturing, and
either renegotiate the salary (not likely in the short run) or send the
major rebuild work out (while he/she keeps the music dept. happy on a day
to day basis).

Patrick