learner with some questions

[Jeannie Grassi]

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Hi Nancy,

Please tell....what software do you have for your Palm device?

 

I suggest you hire a technician for lessons.  Randy recommends this with his
course.  You will need to have someone mentoring you through the process on
a regular basis.  Also, join the local chapter of PTG.  

Good luck,

 

jeannie

 

Jeannie Grassi, RPT

Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of nancy downs
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 5:43 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: learner with some questions

 

Hi,

 

I'm new here and trying to learn the art of piano tuning and some of the
"fixing" that goes along with it.  I have the Randy Potter video course and
also have software for palm pilot which I think has helped me to quicken the
learning process.

 

I am wondering if you have suggestions as to how to find someone who might
want to mentor me.  I would expect that I could be somewhat of a nuisance as
I would no doubt have lots of questions and would want to do some hands on
work.  

 

As techs, do you feel that it would seem inappropriate to hire someone to
regulate my piano and then ask to observe the process?  It does need some
work and I'm a bit hesitant to just dive in for fear that I might do
something to the piano I'd regret.  I have certainly tuned it numerous times
and fiddled here and there with it .   I did break a string which also needs
to be replaced and would like to observe that as well.  

 

I'd really like to learn but wonder if other tuners would perceive me as a
pain in the rear  or potential competition  that they'd rather do without.  

 

Also, is there some kind of consensus as to how many pianos a person has to
tune before they are ready for the real world?  How does one know when the
time is right to start charging rather than tuning for friends as practice?
Does a newbie tell the customer that they're new and charge less than a well
seasoned tech?

 

Any way, just hoping someone here might have some insight.  

 

Thanks,  nancy

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