<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>I have little experience with this but that= never stopped me before...;-]   Try for a 1/2 time= position with full benefits.   20 hours a week leaves= you plenty of time for you private work unless of course your= swamped.   40-50 pianos doesn't seem like much= though...figure your going to be rebuilding/repairing some of= them during your work period...<BR><BR>David= Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Robin Blankenship= <TUNERDUDE@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: ptg discussion board= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 17:50:01= -0500<BR>Subject: University Parameters<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><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></F= ONT></DIV> <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></DIV></BODY></HTML>