<HTML>In a message dated 2/3/02 10:52:49 PM Central Standard Time, skolnik@attglobal.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Wim, Fred, et al- Can you tell me how many pianos, or how many hours per day of actual tuning time is (as opposed to regulating, repair, coffee, etc.) is figured, either by Wim or by the formula? David Skolnik </BLOCKQUOTE> I will give you my schedule. I would be interested to hear how it compares with others out there that are full time. My tuning time varies from week to week, but I will give you a run down of what I am doing this semester. (I did it different last semester, as it was my first time here, and I didn't know how pianos would react. But I have a better understanding now. But then this summer, when there are virtually no students or professors around, my time will be spent repairing and regulating a lot of the faculty pianos) Once a week I tune the 8 piano faculty grands, the choral opera room D, and the recital hall's B. Because of the frequent tuning, each one only takes about 15 - 20 minutes or so. Every other week I tune the 8 practice room grand pianos, used primarily by the piano majors. Once a month I tune the band and jazz band rehearsal rooms, (one in each room), the 7 classroom pianos, and the 17 practice room studio pianos. All of these pianos ususally take about 30 minutes. Every other month I remind the faculty (other than the piano faculty), to remind them to get their piano tuned. This is so I can schedule a time when they are not in their room.  (There are 3 faculty members for whom I have not tuned their piano since August) On top of that I tune the 2 concert hall D's on the average of three times a week. And later on, when student recital are happening, I will do the Recital Hall B at least twice a week. Of course I don't do all the pianos in one week, I schedule them throughout the month, so that I will tune an average of 20 pianos a week. I also teach 4 hours a week. This leaves me about 15 hours a week to do repairs, regulations, paper work, etc. As I said earlier, I could work 60 hours a week, because all the pianos need work. But I am taking my time, and spreading this work out over the next 2 years.  I don't know what will happen in two years. Maybe Vince is right and I won't have gotten done. But I'll have to wait and see. Wim</HTML>