Reckon you're right about piano tuners/techs being a dying breed. I used to know a tuner who both tuned and repaired concert grands (in fact I occasionally used

Reckon you're right about piano tuners/techs being a dying breed. I used to know a tuner who both tuned and repaired concert grands (in fact I occasionally used to watch him work). He sent his son (who eventually followed in his footsteps) to train at Steinway and even then he didn't reckon his son was good enough to do the top league without lots more experience. These days, most people haven't the patience to acquire hands-on skills to that depth.