Does anyone know of any good online courses for learning piano tuning and repair?
Actually, apprenticeship is still the preferred route. Many of the active tuners/technicians are older and would like to slow down or retire. A rebuilding shop may have several workers, and could be an ideal place to get a start. There have also been many who have left the field leaving too much work for others. The hard part is being in a market where there are still a lot of acoustic pianos. Often cities or affluent areas of larger towns. So many pianos have been replaced by digitals. Anyway, the only online/in home tuning course that consistently gets high praises is Randy Potter’s http://www.pianotuning.com/ One more thing. If you go this route, do join the piano technicians guild. http://www.ptg.org/ and live up to the standards of a true tuner. Anyone can buy a tuning hammer and mutes and run around calling himself a piano tuner, but having the credentials gives you opportuni
