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At 03:30 PM 5/3/99 -0400, you wrote:<br>
>Dear List,<br>
><br>
>I would appreciate knowing how those of you in institutional settings
deal<br>
>with piano cleaning.<br>
<br>
NAME: <b>Vince
Mrykalo<br>
</b>INSTITUTION: <b>Brigham Young
University</b><x-tab> </x-tab><br>
STAFF POSITION / CONTRACT: <b>Admin./Full-time<br>
<br>
<br>
</b>>1 -<x-tab> </x-tab>Is piano tech staff
responsible for the actual cleaning of the pianos?<br>
<i>Yes.<br>
<br>
</i>>2 -<x-tab> </x-tab>Does facilities
(maintenance) do any piano cleaning? <br>
<i>Only the
piano's finish.<br>
<br>
</i>>4 -<x-tab> </x-tab>Do you use students to
clean pianos? <br>
<i>Practice
rooms<br>
<br>
</i>>5 -<x-tab> </x-tab>If so, how much do you
pay?<br>
<i>Slightly above
min. wage<br>
<br>
</i>>6 -<x-tab> </x-tab>How often do the pianos
in various venue types get a)dusted?<br>
>b)washed? c)polished?<br>
><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>A)<x-tab> </x-tab>Performance
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><i>As
needed<br>
<br>
</i>><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>B)<x-tab> </x-tab>Teaching
Studios<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><i>Once
per semester<br>
<br>
</i>><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>C)<x-tab> </x-tab>Classrooms<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><i>Once
a year<br>
<br>
</i>><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>D)<x-tab> </x-tab>Practice
Rooms<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab><i>Once
a year<br>
<br>
</i>>7 -<x-tab> </x-tab>Essay (You can
elaborate on any of the above responses or expound<br>
>freely):<x-tab> </x-tab>We
actually don't polish any of the instruments. We clean finger
prints off. <br>
<br>
<br>
>David Skolnik<br>
>Manhattan School of Music<br>
>212 -749-2802 ext 455 / 355<br>
>dskolnik@msmnyc.edu<br>
> <br>
<b>Vince<br>
</b><i><<a href="mailto:vince@byu.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:vince@byu.edu</a>><br>
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