You are indeed,very fortunate! Keep that job as long as you can! :>) Really, all day help for piano moving? Experienced? Very impressed. We have a great moving services that will move, but need a few days to a week's notice. The main mover is 6'7 or 8" and strong as Hercules!! He and I can move most pianos between the two of us. There is no way to get a 9' to my shop, unfortunately. All others can get here. I'm in the basement....no windows. However, I'm next to a restroom and the coldest drinking fountain with filtered water in the building and a lunchroom with vendors with pop/juice and snacks just down the hall. I am on an outside wall and might approach powers that be when this economy turns back for the better for a really nice ventillation system. I have room for it with some remodeling, but no big deal. Most of those power goodies are available next door in the giant..and I mean giant shop in the Lied Center where they construct the opera sets, etc. Fantastic wood shop! Just the wood shop space is probably 1000 sq ft. Always helpful when I need a space! 9'-er's included. Otherwise, I really like my shop. It's 19x25 with three good work benches, 6 storage cabinets and shelves and actually a pretty decent budget for 110 instruments. Also plenty of power tools that Richard West left behind combining with plenty I brought with me. Oberlin has a really nice shop too,,,much bigger than both of ours, but then, they have over 220 to deal with...and of course, all Steinway. Enjoy! Paul From: "Eversole, Tom" <tever at ku.edu> To: <caut at ptg.org> Date: 08/19/2009 02:09 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Office square footage >From what I'm reading my space is fortunate. Try 42' by 20', window, plenty of light, exhaust fan, joiner, drill press, grinders, radial arm, belt sander, hoist, polishing wheels, wood planer, lathe, shaper, table saw, assorted hand power tools, duplicates on all regulating tools, three work benches, two action carts, six double door cabinets for parts/tool storage, office/food court area, reclining chair for visitors, easy access to hot/cold water- bathroom, nine grand boards 9' to 5', all day help for any piano moving. Space will accommodate 9'grand, 7'grand and two smaller grands. Ten 4/2 fluorescent light fixtures, plus heat and A/C Oh, not to forget, a helper with experience. University inventory about 115 pianos, not counting residence halls and student unions. Pays mid $50's with all the benefits and goodies, plus a decent parts budget. KU is a GOOD GIG. -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Wood Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:18 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Office square footage Well, we have about 115 pianos in the fleet, and two part-time technicians. Our primary space is 13.5 x 18.5 feet, about 250 square feet. We usually have two pianos in for stringing and action rebuilding, and it's jammed. It does work, because we're not often both in at the same time, and we have only a drill press and bench- top table saw that lives under one of the pianos until it's needed. Cabinets, workbench the size of two actions, tool cart and desk. The room is full. It would work nicely and efficiently for one person, with a smaller fleet. But to have two full-timers to really take care of these pianos, there should be nearly twice this much room. Someday... The worst thing is that we have no window, and the temperature regulation is marginal. Ironically, the computer techs got the other half of the room when it was divided, the half with the window. And they have the window covered with dark paper to minimize glare. Go figure. Doug Wood On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:51 PM, Zeno Wood wrote: > Hello all, > > We're in the planning stage of a new music building, and at this > point we're looking at blueprints. The plans seem to change pretty > drastically every couple of months, as the college deals with cost > overruns etc. The piano technician's office is getting smaller and > smaller! I'd like to be able to talk about other CAUT's work > conditions as I advocate for a little more space. > > As it is now, I have a small and cramped office, with a workbench, > desk, file cabinet, small table, metal storage cabinet, and a > wheelie cart. I also have some storage space under the stage, and > in a little closet on the other side of the building. I can do > bench regulation and action rebuilding in the office. I do some > restringing, but only over the summer when all the students are > away and I can work in a classroom/studio. > > If you have a similar situation, I'd appreciate hearing how big a > space you have, and also what sort of light/window/door set up > there is. > > Thanks in advance, > Zeno Wood > Brooklyn College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090819/457d8975/attachment.htm>
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