Piano tuning training

Lev Mallinger lev@www.com
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 21:32:34 -0800


Brian,

At 44, that shouldn't be an issue. :-)

> "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@global.co.za> <pianotech@ptg.org> Re: Piano tuning trainingDate: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 06:50:37 +0200
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>
>You are very young to be tuning pianos (when I was)
>
>Brian
>
>
>>
>> > I am interested in exploring a career
>> > as a piano technician. I live in Los Angeles
>> > and have the following questions:
>> >
>> > 1. how can I determine if I have the
>> > aptitude and talent for this?
>> >
>> Lev,
>>     The most important  criteria is to be able to listen to the following
>> comments from customers for the duration of your working life:
>>
>>         1. When I was a kid we had a piano tuner who was blind !
>>         2. You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish !
>>         3. When I was a kid we had an old piano and my Father and brothers
>> smashed it up and
>>             took it to the dump !
>>         4.This was my Grandmothers Betsy Ross spinet---she was a concert
>> pianist !
>>         5.Do you do this full time?
>>         6. How did you get into this line of work---Did your father teach
>> you ?
>>         7. So you must play the piano .
>>
>>         I could go on but my business line is ringing------Hello.--- No
>you
>> don't have to bring the piano to me----
>>
>>         Tom Driscoll
>>
>>         Tom Driscoll.
>>
>> took it to the dump.
>>




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