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<DIV>In a message dated 10/21/2005 8:01:10 AM Central Standard Time,
rwest1@unl.edu writes:</DIV>
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=2>Hello,
All,<BR><BR>Here's a real life scenario from a music school administrator =
who
used <BR>to live here in Lincoln. I'd like to get your
<BR>comments/suggestions/ideas before I send a reply.<BR><BR>Richard West,=
RPT<BR>University of Nebraska, Lincoln<BR><BR><BR><BR>"we farm our piano w=
ork
out to a number of different individuals. We <BR>pay about $13,000 a=
year, but this is basically tuning. Instruments are <BR>repaired onl=
y as
needed and then only when absolutly necessary. Regular <BR>scheduled=
maintenance is non-existant. What we need is a piano <BR>technician, but t=
here
is no way that I will be able to convince the <BR>upper administration to =
fund
such a position.<BR><BR>So what I'm exploring is the possibility of going
together with one <BR>other university in the area to hire a full-time
technician who could <BR>serve essentially as a half-time technician at ea=
ch
school. I'm not <BR>sure how a contract would or could be drawn up, =
but
conceptually I'm <BR>interested in seeing if this would
work.<BR><BR>so<BR><BR>Do you know of any other place that has this type o=
f an
arrangement, <BR>i.e. one person who is hired by two schools to a full-tim=
e
position <BR>where he/she would essentially work 1/2 time at each
school<BR><BR>How would we go about finding such a person? How would=
ascertain if <BR>they are competent?<BR><BR>Finally, what would a new
technician earn? I understand that this will <BR>vary in different p=
arts
of the country, but I'm hoping that I could pull <BR>together @$30,000 a y=
ear
in salary + all the benefits that would go <BR>along with a normal univers=
ity
staff position; health care, retirement, <BR>life insurance, dental,
etc.<BR><BR>Do you think that would do it?"<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>A lot would depend on how many pianos there are at each university. I g=
uess
that is where the negotiations would come in. </DIV>
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<DIV>Instead of trying to find one tech who is divided between two scho=
ols,
has the administrator considered hiring a part time tech who could also teac=
h
part time, thus making the individual a full time employee of the school. </=
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<DIV>Wim </DIV>
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