There are some 1400 schools of music or music departments in  institutions of higher education in North America. Virtually all of them have  inventories of pianos, ranging from a few to 500 instruments, as crucial  components of their academic activities. These institutional piano inventories  are maintained by professional piano technicians who, more often than not, work  in relative isolation from one another.

The Piano Technicians Guild (the professional association for  piano technicians), through its College and University Technicians' Committee,  endeavours to ameliorate this condition of isolation. The Committee has  established a communication network comprising of some four hundred piano  technicians in higher education with hopes that their collective expertise may  be brought to bear on problems common to their institutional situations. You can  join the E-mail list of CAUTs by clicking the following URL and following the  instructions for subscribing: http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/caut

The excellent presentation on Humidity Control in the  Institutional Environment, Whole Building Humidity Control Systems By Claud  Kissmann, P.E.,CPE, from the College & University Technicians forum at the  46th Annual PTG Convention & Technical Institute is now posted here on the  CAUT website: http://www.ptg.org/caut/Kissmann.htm

June 29, 2004--July 3, 2004
PTG ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TECHNICAL  INSTITUTE

See the hot off the press Spring 2004  CAUT Forum for CAUT Related Events at the Convention

CAUT Position  Announcements

Ball State

USC Thornton School of  Musics | Michigan State  University SOM

Posted 1/19/05 Ball State: Piano Technician, School of Music
Staff position available  January 1, 2005 to maintain the inventory of over 100 upright and grand pianos  in the all-Steinway School of Music. Responsibilities: tune and maintain all  upright and grand pianos at the university. Work schedule arranged with evening  and weekend hours required. http://www.bsu.edu/web/cfa/music/

Minimum qualifications: associate’s degree or equivalent; at least  three years of experience tuning, restoring, and refurbishing top quality pianos  such as Steinway.

Preferred qualifications: bachelor’s degree; over five years  experience as a piano technician. Excellent benefits package.

COVER LETTER, RESUME, NAMES, ADDRESSES, and PHONE NUMBERS of THREE  PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES, and PROOF of EDUCATION (transcripts preferred) MUST be  submitted for consideration.

Review of credentials will begin immediately and will continue  until position is filled. Send or bring COMPLETE credentials to:
University  Human Resource Services
ATTN: PT/SM
Administration Building, Room  350
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Position  Description
Department: School of Music
Dept Code: 55020
Position  Title: Piano Technician
Reports To: Director, School of Music and Dean,  College of Fine Arts PC #: 505516

Salary Grade: 11 N
Human Resources Representative: Gracie Reiff  Revision Dates: 12/2004 ________________________________

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of duties and  level of difficulty required at this salary grade; it is not intended to limit  the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of an  employee under his/her supervision.
Positions Supervised: None
Position  Function: Tune and maintain all upright and grand pianos at the  university.
Duties/Responsibilities:
1. Use requisite skills for tuning,  voicing, regulation, and standard maintenance of all upright and grand pianos on  campus.
2. Preform routine refurbishing and restoring of pianos as  appropriate to the strategic maintenance plan.
3. Perform major restorations  as assigned.
4. Perform other related duties as assigned.
5. Work weekend  and evening hours as needed.
6. Maintain regular and predictable  attendance.
All of the above essential functions require varying degrees of  independence, judgment, and discretion and the ability to be mobile within the  office and/or work area. Requires the ability to efficiently operate a computer  keyboard and programs.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Associate's degree or  equivalent.
Experience: Three through five years of experience tuning,  restoring, and refurbishing top quality pianos such as Steinway.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's  degree.
Experience: Over five years experience as a piano technician.

Ball State University
2000 W. University Ave.
Muncie, IN  47306

The University of Southern California  Thornton School
Posted 12/20/04 The  University of Southern California Thornton School of Music is accepting  applications and nominations for a Piano Technician. This is a full-time,  benefits-eligible staff position.

Skills and qualifications include: Expertise in concert-quality  aural tuning required; Skill in tuning, voicing, regulation, and rebuilding at  the artist-level required; Skill in refinishing highly desirable; Expertise in  the maintenance of American Steinways required; Completion of Steinway training  course(s) highly desirable; Experience in guiding the work of other technicians  helpful; Member of the Piano Technicians Guild at the Registered Piano  Technician (RPT) level preferred.

A minimum of five years experience working with concert-caliber  instruments required. Salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits  package. To apply, please send letter of application, resume, and three recent  letters of reference or names and contact information for three references to:  Susan Lopez, Associate Dean for Administration, Thornton School of Music,  University of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA 90089-0851 .

More information on the USC Thornton School of Music is available  at www.usc.edu/music.

Piano Tuner: Michigan State University  School of Music.
Re-posted 8/3/04:  Position requires p roven quality aural concert tuning and piano rebuilding  experience. Desired qualifications include: at least two years of college,  technical or vocational school in music, music technology, or a related program;  three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive  work experience tuning, maintaining, repairing and rebuilding concert grand  pianos and related stringed keyboard instruments or an equivalent combination of  education and experience; and previous employment in a school or department of  music.

Responsibilities include coordination of the piano technician  area; tuning and maintaining approximately 200 pianos including the grand pianos  reserved for applied piano majors and the studio pianos of the applied  performance faculty; on a regular basis, replace action parts, file hammers,  requlate actions, and voice; concert tuning and maintenance for the Wharton  Center for Performing Arts; concert tuning for pianos used fo faculty recitals.  For an application visit http://www.hr.msu.edu/HRsite/, select  Hiring/Job Posting, Support Staff forms, or visit us at 1407 S. Harrison, Room  110 Nisbet, East Lansing , MI. Refer to posting #C40094. Closing date is  9/30/04. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is  filled. MSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution

You can check out the Michigan State School of Music website here:
http://www.music.msu.edu/

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