<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Paul,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> With 105 instruments you really should have 3 “budgets”; <o:p></o:p> <ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A Maintenance budget (Tuning and such)<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A capital budget for a scheduled replacement program<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A repair/refinishing/refurbishing budget<o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> In the real world that’s hard to get… <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I would question why it would need 28% of your budget for work on a 25 year old instrument, unless it had a major train wreck! I would call someone like Margaret Hood for a “second opinion”. I don’t know what your budget is but it sounds like either your budget is way too low, or the repair costs are enormous.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Just my two bits. Good luck.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 1:35 PM To: caut@ptg.org Cc: caut@ptg.org; caut-bounces@ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] caut Digest, Vol 1090, Issue 3<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Hi List, Some of my greenish hue is starting to wear off on being a CAUT, but on budget matters with piano faculty, in particular, I shine brighter that the emerald city!!  We have 105 keyboard instruments here at the university, one of them being a Belt forte-piano about 25 years old.  The professor who plays it primarily is demanding a major rehabilitation to it which will require some outside help with my assisting this outside expert.  The estimated cost of bringing this "expert" in will take over 28% of my yearly budget.  The instrument is used in concert 6-8 times per year as compared to our 3 Steinway D's, 1 concert Baldwin and 3 Steinway B's which are used constantly. Some of the other faculty are up in arms about using the piano budget and insist that this is a "special project" and should use "special funds" like grants and the like.  Of course I agree strongly both ways!  It is a university instrument, so it should use university funds.  On the other hand it is used so infrequently, that I can't see using a huge slice of my pie.  On the third hand, one of my responsibilities is to see to it that all instruments are happy. Having such a limited budget as I do, if I had to replace a good quality grand, (not even concert level), I would be spending far more than one year's budget, leaving all other instruments on hold until next year whatever the need may be.INCLUDING the concert instruments. So I ask for a bit of seasoned advise from you all.  How have you handled such delemmas? Thanks for your help. Here I am, stuck in the middle with you..... <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Paul</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">T.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Williams</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">RPT</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State>-<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>