Would therapy help? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2010, at 12:15 PM, "McCoy, Alan" <amccoy at ewu.edu> wrote: > With an extra piano or two to substitute for those taken out of > action while being repaired. And dedicated space to do the actual > work. > > While we’re dreaming...... > > Alan > > > -- Alan McCoy, RPT > Eastern Washington University > amccoy at ewu.edu > > > > From: tannertuner <tannertuner at bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:12:35 -0700 > To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Workload; was Position announcement > > I communicated until I was blue in the face. I wrote letters that > were put on file. I talked to the faculty everytime I came in to > service their piano. Funny, one day nobody remembered any of that. > They just woke up and realized the pianos were going down hill. > Pianos that were brand new "yesterday" were all of a sudden in need > of transformation. Rooms were overscheduled and no time was > available for tuning, much less pulling pianos out for hammer > filing, regulation and voicing. Even if you could go from room to > room, the body and mind just aren't cut out for that kind of work > intensity long term. That's what whoever takes this job is going to > get. After the first year, he'll start voicing his concerns to the > faculty and they'll look at him like he's just making excuses, he's > lucky to be getting paid so much to be able to pursue a hobby all > day, and he just needs to start doing his job and shut up. > > Problem is, people are accustomed to having their pianos tuned in > their homes once or twice a year, or once every 3 to 5 years. They > look at 144 pianos in a college and see a part time job at best, > especially if the pianos are new. New stuff doesn't need fixing, > right? We've even had one RPT comment on this list that he couldn't > have imagined a school needing a full time tech for 80 pianos until > he took a college job, and then a year in, he saw that there was no > way possible for one tech to handle 80. > > This situation needs 3 full time technicians. Newton said it. > Steinway says it. 40 pianos for one technician. I appreciate what > our PTG Guidelines goes into about condition and all, but new or > old, 40 pianos in a school is a full time job for any piano > technician. PTG needs to get on board with that recommendation. > > Jeff > > --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Dennis Johnson <johnsond at stolaf.edu> wrote: > > From: Dennis Johnson <johnsond at stolaf.edu> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison University > To: caut at ptg.org > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:32 AM > > This is a very possible scenario, but the way around that is > communication. We are looking at expansion ourselves next year > which means buying a significant number at once. Some of the piano > faculty are already concerned about this exact potential problem of > everything wearing out the same time. Not to take issue, but it's > highly recommended that anyone considering this position talk about > that in very precise terms. Something like phasing in at least a > part time assistant after 5 years would be perfect. Of course talk > is cheap, but I remember Newton telling us to never tire reminding > them of reasonable staffing needs. There is only so much we can do, > but the solution comes from both sides. > > Dennis. > ______________ > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 7:50 AM, tannertuner <tannertuner at bellsouth.net > <http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tannertuner@bellsouth.net > > > wrote: > The Steinway verticals aren't the problem. One technician versus all > these NEW pianos and what it will look like in 8 to 10 years is. > First few years it will look like a cakewalk, until one day you wake > up and everything needs new hammers, strings start breaking nothing > will stay in tune. The students and faculty will start complaining > that the tech used to do a good job but overnight he appears to not > be doing his job anymore. > > Jeff > > --- On Mon, 7/19/10, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net <http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rnossaman@cox.net > > > wrote: > > > From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net <http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rnossaman@cox.net > > > > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison University > > To: caut at ptg.org <http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=caut@ptg.org > > > > Date: Monday, July 19, 2010, 3:30 PM > > tannertuner wrote: > > > Wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy! > > > > > > But a hundred of these pianos are new Steinway verticals. > > Your worst enemy is the ideal recommendation! > > > > Is the previous tech AWOL or just heavily sedated? > > Ron N > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100720/0ea204a9/attachment.htm>
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