<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello everybody!! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been approached by a small = university, which currently has about 40 pianos, to present a proposal regarding a = part-time staff position as a piano tech. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My primary question to everyone on the = list is:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What constitues a reasonable number of = pianos for an university to have in order to establish either a full-time or a = part-time position? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am aware of some area schools that = employ a full-time tech to take care of as few of 40 or 50 instruments. Yes, = these would be private and well-endowed schools. The university that has approached = me is a state-supported one and is not wealthy. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any and all comments and/or replies = will be most welcome and appriciated. If you wish to keep this off-post, please email = me at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:tunerdude@comcast.net">tunerdude@comcast.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks ever so much!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin Blankenship</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Southside Piano Service (in Virginia)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>