[CAUT] pin drop

[Paul Milesi]

P.S. I jointed the Pianotech and CAUT lists on August 30th, and am learning
a lot from both lists.  Thanks to all who participate!
-- 
Paul Milesi, RPT
Howard University Department of Music
College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Fine Arts
2455 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
University:  (202) 806-4565
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E-mail:  paul at pmpiano.com
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> From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>
> Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:18:18 -0700
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] pin drop
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>> Everyone is getting fatter...
> 
> True enough! But maybe the demographic problem is with the
> benches, not the students and profs. Were most of them bought
> at around the same time? Maybe they all are getting decrepit
> and senile at once?
> 
> Come to that, aren't most of the piano techs getting decrepit
> and (hopefully not) senile in lockstep with each other? Who is
> going to replace us in ten or twenty more years?
> 
> Shall we do a little informal CAUT survey --- how old is
> everybody? Retirements imminent? Plans for how long to keep
> working? (only if you feel like telling us, of course.)
> 
> I consider myself just passing through the outer fringe of
> semi-retirement. I've cut back general work about 30%, but
> still do all the concerts. I've started turning down (or
> trying to pass on) work involving tilting pianos, upright
> players still containing player actions, and square grands.
> I do lots of small repairs, some repinning and rebushing now
> and then, but full stringing and parts replacement I pass on
> to someone who does it full time.
> 
> Susan Kline, 63
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