[CAUT] CAUT Certification: How many with a shop at a University or College do Bellywork?

[Nancy Salmon]

I don't see this as a wedge, but expanded possibilities. I would welcome
further training & tips in managing and maintaining a large inventory of
pianos, just as I have valued the concert prep classes, and the seminars at
belly shops. Technicians as a rule have no rule - there are those that just
tune & subcontract all other work, those that have limited workshops, those
that do institutional work, and those that do only private work.... The more
I know, the better I can diagnose, propose, choose belly shops to use,
decide whether I want to do University work. The more I know & can please
the consumer, the more work I generate for everyone. And take pride in my
own work. Nancy Salmon RPT
                                                             Frostburg State
University
                                                             rural Maryland

On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:21 AM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> wrote:

> I feel I must put a couple words in here, so that Mr. Sloane's query isn't
> ignored out of hand.
>
> This question has come up in my chapter as well.  We worry a bit about the
> CAUT cert. being divisive.  There is a feeling that it COULD serve to
> further separate "field" technicians from their CAUT brethren.  That
> division is certainly already there in greater and lesser degrees, depending
> upon the technicians, and I worry that this may just drive another small
> wedge between these two groups of techs.  I understand that is not the
> intention, but many times, the impact of something is far greater, or
> different, than it's intent.
>
> William R. Monroe
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Sloane, Benjamin (sloaneba) <
> sloaneba at ucmail.uc.edu> wrote:
>
>>       Greetings, colleagues,
>>
>>    I have a question. How many piano techs. on the CAUT list are doing
>> bellywork in the shop at their school, besides pinblocks and recapping
>> bridges? Are there statistics for this? Should we do a survey?
>>
>>    If we are just contracting off what I believe is part of the second
>> year of training at the North Bennet Street School, is it really fair to
>> promote a certification that potentially could make those who do bellywork
>> look inferior to us? Is that in the best interests of all PTG members?
>> Assuming bellywork is not part of the cirriculum that is planned.
>>
>>    Furthermore, I have been around the block enough for those who have
>> rebuilt enough actions to know, Stanwood provides no panacea. Sometimes an
>> action job just does not turn out well as we expected. For University techs,
>> usually we can find a place for the piano. For people in the field, the
>> pressure is much greater, for in many cases, we have no alternative but to
>> return it to the client as it turned out.
>>
>>    I am concerned that we are going to make those not doing salaried work
>> for a University and College look bad with the CAUT certification. Is this a
>> valid concern?
>>
>>     Respectfully,
>>
>>                Ben
>>
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