<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=US-ASCII"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2651.67"> <TITLE>Newsletter Topics</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi List, I was checking out the CAUT website = and came across the following list of topics which were suggested (as = replies to a questionnaire) in 1997 as potential forum topics. As I = looked at this list I thought, "Gee, these would be great = potential articles for the newsletter". Here is a great collection = of issues brought forth by fellow CAUT members - maybe even your own = suggestions! How about some articles! Judging from my own experiences, = I'd say that almost everybody could write a book on some of these = topics, and everyone's experiences are different. Let's share so we can = learn from each other. Thanks, Eric 1. The challenges faced by those = technicians who perform work under contract as opposed to those who are = on staff. 2. Staff relations. 3. Preservation and restoration of = historical instruments in college collections. 4. Crisis management (damage, poor = planning or communication). 5. Planning for longevity of = instruments. 6. The expanding role of the = institutional technician. 7. Institutional technicians working = in other venues than those commonly addressed i.e.: school systems, = large churches, performance halls, studios, etc. 8. Round table discussion of pros and = cons of lend/lease programs. 9. Forum on the Guidelines for = Effective Institutional Piano Maintenance. 10. Unequal temperament tuning in = the institutional setting. 11. Teaching piano technology. = 12. Prepared/contemporary use of the = piano. 13. Setting up the CAUT piano shop. = 14. Servicing the high use piano. = 15. Communications with faculty and = administration. 16. Servicing harpsichords, forte = pianos and pipe organs. 17. Dealing with bureaucracy. How to = schmooze with faculty and administrators. 18. How to effectively schedule = maintenance. 19. Etiquette or liability while = working in studios/offices. 20. Time management. 21. Communication between piano = technicians and piano professors/teachers. 22. Questions and concerns from the = floor. 23. Strategies for encouraging = budget growth. 24. Dust control in the shop. = 25. Budget constraints for = rebuilding programs. 26. How do different universities = address practice room pianos (priorities). 27. Humidity controls and solutions. = 28. Budget proposals. 29. Lines of communication. 30. Invite retired administrators. = 31 Funding and strategies 32. Maintenance schedules and = techniques for good practice room maintenance (strategies). 33. Ways to raise money for piano = service at universities. 34. Plans for rebuilding/replacement = schedules. 35. Software for keeping records of = service, inventory, etc. (See Dearborn convention report) 36. Forum with piano professors and = technicians. (Worked well at NYSCON 96) A piano could be set up for = demonstration and discussion on tuning, regulation, voicing, = etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley, = RPT Head Piano = Technician Cincinnati College = Conservatory of Music University of = Cincinnati ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </BODY> </HTML>