[CAUT] Office square footage

[Eversole, Tom]

         No heli-pad, but I do have a all purpose campus parking permit
for any colored zone parking lot including "Service Area"
         Darn thing cost me $25 a year.   No raises this year, faculty
or staff.  I just hope this university keeps the position available
         as it has over the last 75 plus years.  Some schools outsource
the work, but so far that hasn't been suggested here.
        Clarence Stuart worked 35 years, Loren Buntemeyer about the same
and I'm starting my seventh year.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Zeno Wood
	Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:27 PM
	To: caut at ptg.org
	Subject: Re: [CAUT] Office square footage
	
	
	Drool.
	
	You didn't mention the helicopter, is it a long walk from the
heli-pad? :) (home-made emoticon)
	
	-Zeno Wood
	
	
	
	On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Eversole, Tom <tever at ku.edu>
wrote:
	

		>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
		
		


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