Piano Tech

Department of Music

Position Description
Piano Tech - Part-Time, 30
hours per week. Performs highly skilled mechanical and/or analytical duties in
a lead position in the coordination and completion of projects. Work is
performed under general guidelines using established procedures and evaluated
on results obtained.

Major/Essential
Functions

• Responsible for executing the maintenance
  of piano and keyboard technological services that effectively meet the
  Department of Music's needs to manage and care for an inventory of close to 100
  pianos and Harpsicords.
• Tune, voice, and regulate two concert
  grand pianos, studio and practice room pianos, and all other pianos in the
  Music Department and across Music Department premises resulting in high-quality
  instrument performance.
• Personal attention to tune, voice and
  regulate keyboards for faculty/guest artists and degree recitals.
• Provides specialized piano repair
  services including but not limited to: tuning, voicing, restringing,
  regulation, repairs, piano action refurbishing, preventative maintenance,
  reconditioning, rebuilding and repair of pianos as time allows.
• Respond to special and emergency piano
  tuning and repairs as needed in connection with recitals, concerts,
  productions, recordings, and other performances.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a short
  and long-term piano maintenance schedule for all university pianos to ensure
  routine and preventive maintenance is performed including diagnostics and
  resulting repairs and rebuilding.
• Maintain inventory of parts and supplies
  necessary to support maintenance needs; coordinate purchases with the
  department chair.
• Collaborate effectively with faculty,
  staff (including contract labor piano technicians) and administration to ensure
  piano performance quality standards are met and maintained.
• Maintains a schedule of work, including
  nights and weekends as needed, to meet completion dates and technical
  specifications of college acoustic and digital pianos. Participate in ongoing
  training and certification opportunities to expand and remain up to date in the
  area of piano tuning and maintenance.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate
  and up to date database of their daily work. Supervise contract labor piano
  technicians.
• Maintain the workshop; care for action
  and hammer replacement.
• Coordinate outside contractors in the
  moving of pianos within the Department of Music and related venues for
  Department of Music purposes.
• May be asked to delegate tasks and monitor progress of
  temporary staff to ensure timely completion of duties.
• Other duties as assigned

See the Position Description for additional information.

High school diploma or GED; at least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

A minimum of five years of experience and training in the repair and maintenance of Steinway pianos to demonstrate the capacity to prepare concert grand pianos for faculty, students and guest artists. A suitable combination of education and experience may be substituted for minimum requirements. University level experience preferred. Piano Technicians Guild RPT level preferred. Factory Steinway training, Piano Technician's Guild or Yamaha training preferred.

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