Michelle: Welcome. I would give you the same advice as I would give a male tuner..with a twist: I do not enter any home where the oldest is not 18 years of age. 99.999% of the time, this is not an issue, especially in Florida! There has been the phone conversation where a client is explaining to me that : "You can come at xx time, but I won't be home yet, but my 15-year old son will be." - Sorry - not good enough for me. Granted, I have never met a piano client that I felt threatened by, but I am not a woman (save the comments guys!). Michelle, since you're new and for the most part, this is a male-oriented field, perhaps the females reading this list would help you better than the majority of us men. I won't pick them out individually, but there are women who frequent these halls. I would be listening to them. They may even contact you privately. Stick around - there's lots to learn. -Phil Bondi(Fl)
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