How to Become a Piano Tuner
A piano tuner is a practitioner of the technical art of bringing a piano's various notes into proper musical proportion. Unlike tuning other instruments, tuning a piano is not about bringing the notes to a set of predefined pitches. Instead tuning a piano relies on the tuner's ability to gauge each piano differently and make the right adjustments. Follow these steps if you want to become a piano tuner.
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Make sure you want to become a piano tuner. The lore and artistry of the piano tuner is very attractive but the long hours, difficult work and declining market are part of the reality of the profession. You should want to become a piano tuner for the love of the art, not to make lots of money or take part in a growth industry. Speak with some piano tuners about their work and living before you make the decision.
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Learn the piano. The best piano tuners are near-expert piano players. If you want to become a skilled piano tuner, understanding the relationship between the piano, its mechanism and the written music will be key in helping you build a successful career.
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Find an apprenticeship. Piano tuning is very similar to the old apprenticed crafts and trades that are slowly disappearing. Find a skilled expert piano technician who is willing to take you on as an apprentice and make a formal deal with the expert to train you in exchange for a certain amount of work over a period of time.
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Go to school for piano tuning. There are not only entire college courses devoted to piano tuning, but whole colleges that teach tuning and other technical aspects of the piano. Find a school such as The Randy Potter School of Piano Technology or The Niles Bryant School to become a piano tuner by getting a formal education in the subject.
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