>List, > > I'm considering sending a memo about various things to all our faculty >who would have a student doing a degree recital: piano, voice, composition, >etc. and stating that I will no longer be available to do tunings on >Sunday. I've just gotten to the point, that with 150 pianos plus four >concert instruments to try and take care of, I need to have at least one >day off each week that I can count on. After all, I'm not a "spring chicken" >any more. :-) (snip) > Do you feel that I'm out of place by saying things like this? I'd >appreciate your opinions. Thanks. > >Regards, >Avery > > Avery, Although we're not quite as large as UH (2 performance D's...85 overall) I've had a policy such as you describe in place for about the last three years. Requests for recital preparation must be in writing and made two weeks in advance. Also, there is a box on the form that identifies which instrument is needed. It had gotten to the point that faculty and even students were stopping me in the hall on a Friday with an "....Oh by the way, I need a piano tuned for my recital tomorrow or the next day....". You need to take a hard line, but they will fall into place. The is some truth to the old joke that says: " Poor planning on your part does not constitute and emergancy on mine" Paul E. Dempsey Piano Tuner/Technician Marshall University Huntington, WV dempsey@ramlink.net
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