Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 1996/05

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Instrument Repair as a Career Change
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 14:16:29 -0400

Whoever responds to Jack's post, please send it to the entire list. I'm
pretty sure this is interesting for most of us.

Neil

On Tue, 7 May 1996, Jack Dannenberg wrote:

> I may be leaving my lucrative high pressure job which I really
> do enjoy. I naturally would prefer to continue working doing something
> else that I enjoy and where doing the job correctly is appreciated.
> Instrument repair appears that it would meet both of these criteria.
> I would like to hear from the repair people on this group as to their
> thoughts on this. This may not interest a lot of people so you could email
> me directly if you can or will take the time to do so. Some of the questions
> I have are:
>
> Is quality work appreciated? It was in another specialised service business
> that I owned. There will always be the individual who wants quick and cheap
> but I would think most people would prefer the job done right at a slightly
> higher cost.
>
> Do you work for a dealer, are you a dealer? Are you self employed and is that
> in conjunction with a dealer? If you are employed is it a salary or commission
> basis? What kind of salary range can one expect doing this?
>
> Can you specialize in woodwinds or do you do brass as well?
>
> How flexible is your work schedule? If there is an ICA meeting can you get
> the time off to attend? I realize that is shop dependent but I am looking
> for an industry generalization here. I shall elaborate on this. I have
> worked as an exempt engineer for over 20 years. I have had a somewhat
> flexible work schedule that has always required a lot of overtime. But
> my start-stop times have for the most part been of my own choosing as has
> the methods I use to accomplish the job requirements. I am not sure how
> I would do in an environment where you "punch a time clock" and/or have
> a supervisor over your shoulder telling you how to work.
>
> How do you acquire the skills and knowledge for this? Does anyone know of a
> school offering training in this field? I am thinking of something
> accelerated rather than a 2 year curriculum. This training could be in any
> English speaking country. I love to travel and have lots of frequent
> flyer miles saved.
>
> What are the best and worst parts of the job in your opinion?
>
> What are the benefits of belonging to NAPBIRT?
>
> And I would appreciate any other inputs you could give on this subject.
> Thanks in advance for any advice and information you can give me.
> --
> JackD.
> music@-----.com
>

   
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