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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First the bad stuff, then the good
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Concepts of what constitutes a piano technician are
largely based on local folklore, exacerbated by the fact that many state
universities are located in small towns, and have a symbiotic economy with the
good old folks of the area. I quote: "Well, with that Accutuner I
don't see any reason why Henry's boy couldn't do as good enough of a job of
tuning pianos as anybody else." Henry's boy needs a job and the school
wants to save money, and he thinks of a tuner in the same class as a janitor,
good work for some old down home feller, sharing a little bit of the budget with
the neighbors. This is the way of thinking we need to change.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meanwhile, here's a quote from Paul Williams, a few
days ago: ".... For a good point, our percussion professor, who is charge
of all the student convos. invited me to come in for the meet and greet
introduction to the freshmen. I was able to tell everyone what I do and to
keep all the stuff off the pianos. He continued after my very short rant
as to what I REALLY do for nearly 4-5 minutes!! What a wonderful thing
this was!! I was not expecting this at all. He really does
appreciate what I do and what the pianos are worth etc,...."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Professors are more likely to listen to other
professors, especially professors from well-rated schools. I suggest that CAUT
promo material should always contain some up-beat, (up-grade) quotes from school
directors and professors. Maybe Paul can get a write-up from the percussion
teacher, and maybe many people on the list can get similar quotes from
academics.</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=jim_busby@byu.edu href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">Jim Busby</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> Monday, September 08, 2008 6:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Reasonable job
descriptions</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Yes,
we have 400 pianos, but we do get free tuition and ½ for our kids. There are 2
fulltime techs, one part time, and usually about 4 students. I agree with
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">My
main point was that there are dozens of techs out there who would come in and
take my job for less money, and only the top artists would really know a
difference between excellent and “good” or “OK”. To me that’s what is sad.
That’s why I can’t see how to make headway in the salary thing w/o a CAUT
credential or something like it. And a solidarity thing, which is kind of what
I thought you were alluding to, would also be pointless. Or, maybe today is
one of those days that I shouldn’t think about it and just get back to
work.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Yeah, Dave Ramsey is now one of my heroes. 2 more years for my
“yell”.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Paul T
Williams<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 08, 2008 3:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
College and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Reasonable
job descriptions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Jim,</SPAN>
<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">That's clearly not
enough $! (it's more than me tho, but I've only been here 2 years) Don't
you guys have hundreds of pianos? How many per tech? Do you have
full tuition for your kids? I know Oberlin does and some of them have several
kids! I would be much happier with my salary if UNL could offer at least
that. I know my dream is just that and the average Joe has no clue what
a good tuning is, but performers do, especially at the university level which
is one reason why we should be so much more compensated for our talents.
If universities require so much experience with concert level tech
ability, then they should cough up the bucks and pay for it. Their
reputation is on the line. There's got to be a way to open these folks eyes to
see what they have to lose, but I don't know what it is.....</SPAN>
<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Hang
in there and get out of debt!! I like listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio.
He's got great strategies...</SPAN> <BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Still in debt
myself!</SPAN> <BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Paul</SPAN>
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<P><SPAN
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