See, what they don't understand is that all this (below) isn't acquired in "Three years experience in piano technology". Those who have written this job description are assuming we teach all this in a 6 month night class course at the local community tech school. And what else they don't understand is that "Evidence of success in the field" will mean that the ideal candidate would have to be willing to live on less than half the income they're accustomed to. Then, minimum qualification of high school diploma or equivalent means you're in the wrong job classification if additional desired qualifications include a bachelor's degree. Because if you have a bachelor's degree, you're only getting paid for a high school diploma. Now, that is not to say that a maintenance only technician would be an inappropriate approach to CAUT work. Then, bring in a concert tech every so often to go over the important pianos, and farm out rebuilding work. The position is likely too understaffed for doing in-house rebuilds. Someone who can do stable tunings, proper repairs, general periodic maintenance and regulation can be a very effective CAUT. And, a good CAUT situation will build other skills needed in time. If schools are going to continue to offer degrading salaries, I think this solution is what we as an organization should support and endorse, even to the point of encouraging better skilled techs to snub college work. Jeff MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: a.. High school diploma or equivalent b.. Three years experience in piano technology. c.. Expertise in the repair and maintenance of pianos, except case refinishing. d.. Professional experience in the repair and maintenance of concert grands, with special emphasis in concert level voicing. e.. Thorough knowledge of action regulation for both upright and grand pianos. f.. Evidence of success in the field. ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: a.. Knowledge of tuning and maintenance of harpsichords. b.. Ability to assess priorities for acquisition and maintenance of pianos, based on the needs of the School of Music as determined by the Piano Area Coordinator and the Director. c.. Bachelor's Degree. d.. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. e.. Experience as a rebuilder of pianos, including the ability to remove and replace the pinblock and plate. f.. Membership in the Piano Technicians' Guild with the status of registered tuner-technician. g.. Evidence of basic piano playing skills. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100504/9877ad9e/attachment.htm>
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