> BUT!!! > > You're forgetting one of our best perks of us Cauterized > folks. We get to carry KEYS!!! Ah yes, good point Conrad, we do carry power and influence! But you're forgetting... The guy with the most "key power" on campus has two keys that do everything my 30 or 40 keys do! Of course I'd hate to know what would happen if he lost one! Jeff, I still question the notion you have that private sector work is some how less necessary. What about piano teachers and their more serious students, concert venues, concert artists, accompanists, and in my case, churches where I tuned several times a year to coincide with major services, etc.. Lots of high level, very critical work is needed and done in the private sector. When my private clientele was at it's peak in the San Diego area at least 1/2 of my work was for people or venues that made it a priority. Some had to, some wanted to. The other 1/2 was like you describe, But that's true in our CAUT work as well. I spend lots of time tuning practice rooms where anything I do will be blasted out of tune in days by 11+ hours a day of practice and a virtually non-existence HVAC system. I also have a couple of studios I tune from time to time where I'm sure I'm the only one who plays the piano! For private sector work I think it just depends on how you structure your clientele. I'd hate to be depending on the low end these days. The guys I know that do are starting to see a huge drop off. Scott E. Thile, RPT Piano/Instrument Technician --------------------------- Dept. of Music, Murray State University 504 Fine Arts Building, Murray, KY 42071 Office Phone: 270-809-4396 http://campus.murraystate.edu/staff/scott.thile/index.html
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