[CAUT] University of Idaho -- Moscow, ID

[michael.wathen]

Oh Otto.  Your such a young whipper-snapper.

Michael Wathen


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Otto Keyes <okeyes at uidaho.edu>
>  Subject: Re: [CAUT] University of Idaho -- Moscow, ID
>  Sent: 19 Mar '07 21:06
>  
>  This didn't go through last time, so I'll try it again.  
>  
>  Otto
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Otto Keyes <okeyes at uidaho.edu>
>  Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:03 pm
>  Subject: University of Idaho -- Moscow, ID
>  To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
>  
>  > Just a heads-up to all that my position here at U of Idaho will be
>  > opening up.  I had a wrist injury a couple of years ago that
>  > limited my
>  > work to about half-time....(30 years of piano tuning & 30 seconds of
>  > judo). In the end the 30 years of tuning had taken its toll on the
>  > joints in my wrist, and the judo just kicked it over the edge.
>  >
>  > Then in the fall I had an incident of sudden, low-end, hearing loss
>  > thatwas diagnosed as a form of Meneire's disease, particularly in
>  > my right
>  > ear.  One of the worst problems has been a hyper-acuity to certain
>  > pitches & sharp sounds that makes piano tuning very uncomfortable, and
>  > gives a harmonic of about a 5th on some pitches.  It has improved
>  > somewhat, and I can still tune well if I use pretty heavy duty ear
>  > plugs, but high level voicing is difficult, and coupled with the wrist
>  > problem, the load of a university job is just too much.  
>  >
>  > Continuing on here in the current mode would mean merely hospice care
>  > for the instrument inventory, and the school of music needs more than
>  > that.  Like any institution of higher learning, U of I has its
>  > politicsand problems, but it's a pretty decent place to work, and
>  > Moscow is a
>  > very nice town.  The position has not been posted yet, but let me know
>  > if you would like further info.
>  >
>  > Otto Keyes
>  > Piano Tech., University of Idaho
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