<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara, someone should pay you for = everything you do at your regular rate. Mine changes at 5pm weekdays to 1.5x, that continues all day Saturday and Sunday and National Holidays are 2x. = I am a contract tech for several schools and venues and this applies everywhere. Chris Solliday</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@insightbb.com = href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara Richmond</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> Friday, August 05, 2005 = 4:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] stand-by & = pitch change charges</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Howdy all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just had a note from the director of = the big auditorium.  A contract from a big orchestra has come through = specifying that the piano be tuned not more than 6 hours before the concert = and  "The piano tuner should remain available and on stand-by until concert = start time."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What's a fair charge for = stand-by?  Would it be my normal hourly fee, even if I'm sitting in the tech office = reading a book?  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless I'm planning on staying for = the concert for my own enjoyment, I usually stay until I get the OK from whomever, = but it usually isn't long after I've finished working.  At this = point I haven't been informed what the afternoon schedule is.  This is = the first time I've had this in a contract ('tis only my second season).  = Just wondering how you all handle these things.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, this orchestra has requested = something other than 440, so I'm thinking they should not only pay for = bringing the piano up in pitch, but also taking it back down again.  Comments??</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I realize a lot of you on this list are salaried techs, but someone out there must be servicing additional concert = facilities.  (Oh, yeah, I'll be getting to that report after "going to the lake" season........)</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>