[CAUT] New Department Administrators

[Jeff Tanner]

On Jun 16, 2006, at 1:24 AM, Chris Solliday wrote:

> Rob, With 4 contracts for over 25 years I have seen so many come  
> and go I don't even want to count them. For me the only thing that  
> has ever worked well other than doing a good job and becoming  
> trusted is to keep pounding the "Guidelines." The suggestions in  
> there, relating to the issues you raise, are right on the money and  
> can help. Certainly having only one person, the "piano overseer,"  
> working with you is first,

My opinion is that the "piano overseer" should be us.


> and setting up a budget that reflects the recognition that  
> maintenance of an inventory includes three parts replacement fund,  
> rebuilding fund and yearly maintenance fund is primary. It can be  
> done with patience over time, with education, and I admit I have  
> spent a few dollars on nicely printed versions of the Guidelines to  
> help impress them, but it has been money well spent. If your  
> replacement (with new) value of your inventory is over $600,000.oo  
> then the recommended 10% gives you 20,000 each for the three areas.

Remember that includes salaries.  But $600,000 isn't a very large  
inventory anymore either.  My 125 pianos come in at a cool $4.3  
million.  But no administrator is going to give you $430K to maintain  
125 pianos.  They're comparing what their neighbors are budgeting per  
instrument -- not per replacement value.

(and no, it isn't Steinway driving that value up.  We have 62 Baldwins.)




Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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