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<DIV>I'll bet that having any certification beyond RPT will have to have Council
approval and a note from our mother. The only other certification that
exists now is CTE and they aren't allowed to advertise that fact. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR
***********<BR><BR>On 6/13/2003 at 11:30 AM Jim Busby wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bill,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great
comments.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> That’s exactly what
we need to discuss. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My first experience
with the new CAUT guidelines and an administrator was less than positive. He
took one look and said he would rather have a recommendation from the music
people who understand the issue more and could study the guidelines. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(I think the number of pages bothered
him…Didn’t want to look at it, even though he asked me to get him a copy.)
They indeed have their minds on other things.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We definitely need
more clout, recognition, or perceived qualifications. It will be a long term
effort. I especially like the idea of some kind of CAUT organization and
accredited specialist. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim
Busby</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BYU<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Bdshull@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 13, 2003 9:53
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
caut@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
Let's cut to the chase was Re: Guidelines comments</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All,<BR><BR>It's hard to know
where to start in the middle of this thread - <BR><BR>We need to address some
of the other big problems which, when addressed, will give the subject
relating maintenance to longevity more punch with our
administrators..<BR><BR>Right now we don't have the attention of school
administrators - with some exceptions, administrators don't seem to have
sufficient reason or motivation to properly fund and staff for piano
service.<BR><BR>The fundamental problem is that across the board we face an
institutional inertia. Beyond the classic, intrinsic difficulty of
obtaining funds for rebuilding which can't seem to fit into the budget model
of new purchasing and annual maintenance is an even more fundamental
issue: School institutions do not have the motivation to address these
issues. Institutions - i.e. school, NASM, etc. And there is an
institutional inertia on our side too. <BR><BR>This year NASM was very
clear in its correspondence with us: administrators have too many other
problems than to begin a dialogue with us on piano maintenance. They
don't want to be saddled with pressure to spend more on pianos and piano
maintenance. If that is the position of the dominant accreditor of
schools of music in the US, I think we need to recognize the enormity - and
importance - of our task. It involves a long-term commitment
to:<BR><BR>developing accredited specialists in university piano service (i.e.
a CAUT curriculum within the Annual Institute and a CAUT
creditial);<BR><BR>Actively, persistently promoting the properly trained CAUT
RPT to:<BR><BR> university administrators<BR> piano
faculty<BR> state officials overseeing the establishment of criteria for
piano service personnel<BR> piano manufacturers, whose retailers
increasingly determine the choice of piano
<BR> service personnel at
universities.<BR><BR>Continuing to provide documents (such as the Guidelines
and the ensuing companion documents, and other publications), as well as
dialogue (such as the CAUT list, the annual CAUT forum, and state and regional
CAUT events) to establish and develop a body of CAUT knowledge and
practice.<BR><BR>This is why we need to figure out ways of working with our
own (CAUT and PTG) institutional inertia. The PTG is only beginning to
realize that university piano service is at the forefront of the marketing
work of the PTG. There is no annual budget for marketing the RPT to the
university administrators, but the home office found funds for a one-time
mailer to administrators this last year. This is the kind of thing that
needs to get into the consciousness of the efforts being made to do long-range
planning. It is not just a marketing issue, it is a training issue, a
credentialing issue, a fundamental issue of identity, even. <BR><BR>The
driving force dictating the selection of piano technicians at universities is
often related to the success of the retail piano establishment with its
college sales. The retail side needs our help in defining acceptable
university piano service.<BR><BR>Surveys and studies need to be conducted, but
they cost money and require human resources. One fundamental issue is,
How many pianos does a university actually need? Many schools may be
overstocked, sometimes with high maintenance pianos (old unstable ones, or new
unstable ones). How does anyone know if there are too many
pianos? NASM has no recommendations about this. <BR><BR>I
hope that we will develop numbers relating maintenance to longevity, so that
when the time comes that we have made sufficient impact to be heard, the
numbers will be there to use.<BR><BR>Bill Shull<BR><BR><BR><BR>In a message
dated 6/13/03 7:29:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dm.porritt@verizon.net
writes:<BR><BR><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><BR
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hammers are different, players are
different, acoustics are different (this affects how hard people will play
it), people's opinion of what's worn out are different, sound boards
efficiency are different, hammer bushings are different,......<BR><BR>A piano
is either suitable for a purpose or it's not. The artists know, the
technicians know and that's the criteria for doing maintenance. What we
seem to be trying to do is to objectify the criteria enough to explain it to
the non-artist who controls the money. I frankly don't think that can be
done. Either the artist has credibility with the non-artist or he
doesn't. I don't think this can be reduced to an auditable data
stream. Further, our failure in this attempt will weaken our
credibility.<BR><BR>dave<BR>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On
6/13/2003 at 3:53 PM Richard Brekne wrote:</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=black FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![endif]><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
aggree with this Wim. These questions should have reasonable answers, and they
would be valuable to be able to put on the table when dealing with admin
folks. I just put a brand new set of hammers on a Hamburg C in October. The
instrument has been used on average 5 hours a week since then. Just two weeks
ago I had no choice but to file down a bit as the grooves were 2 mm deep
already. These were 1/2 high Strike Weights. We all throw in data like this to
a central data base.. and those answers will reveal themselves. All we need is
way of archiving the information so it is easy to arrange in meaninful ways.
RicB Wimblees@aol.com wrote: <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![endif]><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IBean
counters not withstanding, this is still a question I would like to have
answered. Airplanes fly a certain number of hours before they are
reconditioned and eventually put in the graveyard out in Arizona. We get a
maintenance schedule for our cars. But what are some guidelines for pianos?
How many "hours" of playing do a set of hammers get before needing to be
replaced? How many times can we restring a piano in the original pin block.
When does a soundboard need replacing? How many times can a piano be rebuilt,
with a new soundboard and pin block and strings? Last year this subject was
talked about briefly, but I don't think we ever got a definitive answer. I
realize these are all questions with lots of answers, based on usage, climate
control, budgets, etc. But this is the kind of information that would be
useful, even to techs out in the field. Any one want to give some answers? Wim
<BR> <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><![endif]><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR>--
<BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway <BR><A
href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <BR><A
href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>
<BR><A
href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib..no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>
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END MESSAGE FROM Richard Brekne *********************
_____________________________<BR>David M.
Porritt<BR>dporritt@mail.smu.edu<BR>Meadows School of the Arts<BR>Southern
Methodist University<BR>Dallas, TX
75275<BR>_____________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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