Pianotech

Thank you to everyone who responded to my post to suggest a book for my apprentice.  We will start with Pianos Inside Out, but the other suggestions are excellent.  There were also several suggestions about whether to start with other work besides tuning, and when it is best to use a book.  My business is almost all tuning, light repair, and some regulation, usually not a full regulation.  She is very interested in piano work but has another option for a career, so it works well for our situation to start with tuning, which requires much less in the way of investment in tools to get started.  She is 18, far younger than most of the members of my chapter, so I am happy that she has a significant interest.  Even if I had a full-service operation that included rebuilding and a lot of regulation, requiring her to learn everything and to be a full-time apprentice might discourage her from getting a start.

Thank you to everyone who responded to my post to suggest a book for my apprentice.  We will start with Pianos Inside Out, but the other suggestions are excellent.  There were also several suggestions about whether to start with other work besides tuning, and when it is best to use a book.  My business is almost all tuning, light repair, and some regulation, usually not a full regulation.  She is very interested in piano work but has another option for a career, so it works well for our situation to start with tuning, which requires much less in the way of investment in tools to get started.  She is 18, far younger than most of the members of my chapter, so I am happy that she has a significant interest.  Even if I had a full-service operation that included rebuilding and a lot of regulation, requiring her to learn everything and to be a full-time apprentice might discourage her from getting a start.