Adventures of a Piano Technician : Parson's Porch : 9781955581707 : 1955581703 : 01 Jun 2022 : In November of 1987 I completed an intense course with the American School of Piano Tuning and was awarded a Certificate of Completion and Diploma on the 21st day of the month. I Immediately started looking forward to tuning my first piano. The first tuning after my accreditation and licensing with the State of Virginia was one of my wife's students. I had no confidence in those early days. I returned to two different customer homes to re-tune as I didn't feel satisfied with the work. Once I returned (on the same day) to a West Point nursing home as I felt the repairs were not up to a good standard. Repairs, string replacements, etc. fell naturally into place as I became familiar with the pianos of my customer base. A business license with the State of Virginia is important. This may be done at the County office. Only once as a piano technician was I asked by a customer if I had a l