<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Verdana>Another question, how many CAUT's work outside of the university in addition to their positions?   David Ilvedson, RPTPacifica, CA 94044 <BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Verdana>I'm a contract worker - university work is 15% of my time, and 10% of my gross income.  I service 40 pianos and 3 harpsichords.  Most of my instruments are brand new, which means one day a week covers their needs right now. (that will quickly increase).</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Has anyone compared CAUT income to that of a full time tuner?  Figure full time tuner gross income of 80,000 per year, minus auto expense of 14,000, minus health insurance expense of 8,000,  minus advertising expense of 10,000,  minus misc expense of 5,000 equals  43,000.   Full time tuners don't net that much either, IMHO.  And don't get me going on store wages/working conditions!  <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Verdana></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob Maret, RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>