<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>Yep. Actually I do care for the simple reason = that cared for things tend to be better cared for. Irony and = paradox!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>One of the first things I noticed here at the = university after 20+ years of private work was that there are almost no real = consequences for mistakes. The incident was guys from trucking who moved some pianos = chipped off a good-sized chunk of veneer from a piano. In the private world = they, or their insurance, would have had to pay to get it fixed. I have had to do = that when I have made mistakes (like screwing up someone's hardwood floor, = and scratching a piano case!). At the university, no consequence. Other than = me noticing and making a mental note that I will have to be more = supervisory in the future. The other thought about this is that one of the things that = makes a good employee is integrity. The movers should have reported the incident and = the repair come out of their budget instead of ours. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>So I try to have integrity myself and muster = the energy to confront students, TAs, faculty, staff when I see people not caring for = our pianos (and other things). Gotta start somewhere. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wimblees@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Tech Aide Checklist.doc<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV>I don't have any experience with work study students doing any = real piano work All mine does is move the pianos off and on stage. (I did have = him drill the screw holes in a pin block, and he helped me take the plate in and = out of the piano.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But the thing that I have question about is the case polishing = and touch up. Don't tell me you actually care about the case of the pianos in a = practice room? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/31/2004 3:39:33 PM Central Standard Time, amccoy@mail.ewu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hey folks,<BR><BR>I have a student worker bee to help = me. I am creating a checklist of things<BR>this music student (a composition = major, clarinetist) might do to assist me<BR>(attached). This is not a = training position, i.e. I am not training him to<BR>become a technician. I am = offering him a job as a work study position. <BR><BR>I'd like some = feedback from anyone out there who has some experience in this<BR>regard.<BR><BR>Thanks very much for your = thoughts.<BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR>____________________________________________= <BR>Alan McCoy, RPT</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>