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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This seems like an excellent idea to me, (whichever
persona may be speaking). I suggest you run it by Eric since he is the Chair,
but there is probably no reason this couldn't be added to the
committee's charges for this year if he thinks there is time and interest in
addition what is already charged. I will forward this post to cautcom
for their discussion just in case some have stopped reading lately.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris Solliday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CAUTcom Board Liason</FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ed440@mindspring.com href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">Ed Sutton</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:26 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] A Project that might
Work</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear CAUT List Folks-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Over the past year the <EM>Journal</EM> has used
gracious contributions of the CAUT Committee to expand our technical
coverage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In particular, Fred Sturm has given us the use of
his posts (edited by him, and a then little more by us) to show some methods
of efficient institutional maintenance. Kent Swafford is currently compiling
some earlier posts about sostenuto regulation (real tech posts about real
regulation problems!), which we will soon publish. It would be wonderful if
the Journal were to receive similar contributions on technical topics for an
extended period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A general range of topics could be: Institutional
piano maintenance, Tuning, voicing, regulating the high performance
piano.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am suggesting the most productive effort would
be focused on the practical daily work of the college technician. Other topics
might eventually be covered under a different sponsor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Articles should mostly be about generally
accepted technical practice which can be replicated and tested, and
any unusual opinions should clearly be identified as such.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The CAUT Committee would have authority to
review/plan/make topic assignments for the project.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The CAUT Committee and Journal editors will
create a "template" for the articles, which should facilitate
production.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The <EM>Journal</EM> editors will contribute
editing, spelling and photo shop skills to the project.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If we can agree on this model, or some
modification of it, and get approval from the CAUT Committee, we can
proceed to the next levels of development, such as listing possible topics,
discussing how to extract the material, assigning writers, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to hear responses to this
idea.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[Please don't use clever names and cute phrases.
I can't understand them.]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>writing now as editor of
<EM>PTJournal</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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