<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I am the new piano = tech at SIUE(Southern Illinois Univ. at Edwardsville) and have inherited a much neglected situation.  Among everything else is the lack of a = budget.  Currently I ask the chair for what I need and he says ok or has to get = the deans approval.  There are no tools and very limited supplies here.  = I know you all had a discussion of this topic a few weeks ago, so at least I = know I'm not alone with this money problem.  Do any of you out there have a = policy on campus where the students are charged a fee for using the = universities pianos?  Our Instrument tech person charges the students $10 per = instrument per semester to cover her budget for the necessary parts and = repairs.  I also want to sell some items that were given to us but not tagged = by the university, our local piano store is not interested in selling them = on commission, so I guess I'll pursue this venue on my own.  Any = suggestions? Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard Murphy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SIUE  </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>