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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David-</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My response to Wim was shaped by his offer to write
an article about the rep. spring. It was meant to clarify that this project
wouldn't involve writing new articles, but would involve researching the
archives to "harvest" material. It was not a specific suggestion, but an attempt
to show how the process might work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Part of the project would involve deciding on a
list of topics to research in the archives. I don't think we should try to
decide that now. I did propose a general range of topics which I feel would be
of value, and would constitute a first attempt at extracting and organizing
material from the CAUT archives.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this point I feel we need to assess how many
people are willing to volunteer to do the work, and whether the CAUT Committee
wants to sponsor it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A monthly Journal installment provides deadlines
and a purpose. That need not be the end of the project. The material produced
could be gathered into a book, and/or the topics could serve as a first level of
organization under which more material could be compiled if the
project disclosed more detail than could be used in the first
compilation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Assuming that my proposal is 1) interesting and 2)
feasible, it remains to be seen if enough people are interested in following
through.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidskolnik@optonline.net
href="mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net">David Skolnik</A> </DIV>
<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> Monday, July 21, 2008 4:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] A Project that might
Work</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>Eric / Ed -<BR>Eric, is it fair to assume you have read
both of Ed's posts on the subject? It sounds, from the way I read the
second, which was a clarification to Wim, like he is suggesting a very
specific 'trial' topic, to see just how the process would work. I
wonder, in fact, what the harvesting, and digestion process would entail, but
I'm foolish enough to be interested. You wouldn't want to leave it up to the
individual search skills of the volunteer, right? You'd need to have some
method.<BR><BR>Ed - as you go along, I would like to see you refine / clarify
the focus distinctions between the Journal, CAUT site, pianopedia, and
refinements in list functioning. I'm not sure the initiative can or
should be targeted equally. You want to harvest the list and create a
definitive document, but, in theory, you need to know whether that
definitiveness reflects all that was found on CAUT, or whether additional
information would be added, if the CAUT data was found wanting. And
again, would this ignore information available on pianotech?<BR><BR>Just some
idle thoughts.<BR><BR>Regards <BR><BR>David Skolnik<BR><BR>I'm having more
trouble lately deciding what to quote and what to cut.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>At
02:55 PM 7/21/2008, Eric wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hi Ed,<BR> <BR>This seems
like a great idea to me and I will run it by the committee to find a
volunteer to coordinate such an effort. Perhaps it could be compiled and
edited into topics which could be formatted and posted on the CAUT website
as well. In this form it could be the beginnings of a pianopaedia forum with
relevant technical info from identified authors which could
grow…<BR> <BR>Eric<BR> <BR>Eric Wolfley, RPT<BR>Director of Piano
Services<BR>College-Conservatory of Music<BR>University of
Cincinnati<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [<A
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ed
Sutton<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> College
and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] A Project that might
Work<BR> <BR>Dear CAUT List Folks-<BR> <BR>Over the past year the
<I>Journal</I> has used gracious contributions of the CAUT Committee to
expand our technical coverage.<BR>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.<BR> <BR>A general range of topics could
be: Institutional piano maintenance, Tuning, voicing, regulating the high
performance piano.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>The CAUT
Committee would have authority to review/plan/make topic
assignments for the project.<BR> <BR>The CAUT Committee and
Journal editors will create a "template" for the articles, which should
facilitate production.<BR> <BR>The <I>Journal</I> editors will
contribute editing, spelling and photo shop skills to the
project.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>I would like to
hear responses to this idea.<BR> <BR>[Please don't use clever names and
cute phrases. I can't understand them.]<BR> <BR>Thank
you!<BR> <BR>Ed Sutton<BR>writing now as editor of
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