David, Good decision. Best of luck. Horace At 11:27 PM 3/25/1998 -0600, you wrote: > Well, it's now official: I have resigned as the piano >technician here at Northern Illinois University effective >May 15. This has been a hard decision to make, but after 15 >years I think I know the demands of the job and they don't >really align very well with my need to be home more while >the kids are small. > I will be staying in the area and working as an >independent technician, including for at least some >departments of the University, though how much I may work >for the School of Music remains to be determined. >In case you may know someone interested in the job, here are >the bare facts: >Civil Service full-time (37.5 hours) with full benefits >89 pianos, about half grands (all but one of those S&S built >around 1970), a mix of older Yamaha U1s, newer Kawai 502s, >UST8s & one CX-21D, and afew odds and ends. >Building does not have windows that open, built in 1973, >most humidifiers not presently working >Steinways had teflon actions originally, only about 10 >teflon actions remain >about 200 concerts and recitals per year >about 400 music students >60 miles from Chicago (no, you can't see Iowa from here) >Mac laptop w RCT available (PB 1400) >workroom with some tools & equipment (drill press, sander, >grinder, workbench) >phone/computer/internet in workroom space >Questions? e-mail me >David Graham, RPT >dgraham@niu.edu (but not for long!) > > Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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