Congratulations, Avery, I hope you find retirement exciting and fulfilling.  Give my greetings to Mr Ponche.  Having only one year now as a CAUT, I can give newby advise to him whenever he needs it, but y'all "old-timers" certainly know more than I.... All the Best, Paul T. Williams RPT UNL pwilliams4@unl.edu <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Avery Todd" <ptuner1@gmail.com> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 09/18/2007 06:15 PM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>"College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>[CAUT] Finally</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> Hey lists,   Well, my retirement from the University of Houston is finally official! I turned in my keys on Monday and met with my replacement today to "show him the ropes"! :-) Some of you probably know him. His name is Kenneth Ponche, who came here from St. Louis. He seems like a very intelligent and personable tech and I wish him the best. I told him to please feel free to call me with any questions/help that I might be able to give him.   He has his work cut out for him but I think he's up to it. There's a guest pianist recital on Thursday and a Masterclass on Friday. The head of our piano dept. (Nancy Weems) is giving a recital involving two pianos the end of this month! Plus our International Piano Festival has been moved from February to early November this year! Plus everything else that I'm sure will be going on!   I told someone the other day that I almost feel naked without that 5 lb. key ring! Feels kind of good though! LOL   Avery Todd, RPT, Ret.