How Many Piano Tuners are there currently ? What is the demand? When are you planning to retire? The Piano Technology School & the Piano Trade would like to have a clearer picture of the number of UK tuners working at home and overseas. We look forward to sharing the results with you.

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Which of the following applies to you? Please tick all that do.

Tuning Only

Tuning & minor onsite repair

Have a workshop

Have a piano shop

Sell second hand pianos without shop

Full blown restoration services

Are you blind or partially sighted?

How many active customers do you have in our tuning round?

under 250

250-500

500-1000

more than 1000

Which of these best describes you. Please select one answer

I work soley for myself as a Piano tuner full time

i work soley for myself as a tuner alongside another career / job

I am employed as a tuner / technician by a company only

I have my own round & a work freelance for a shop / company / other

Choose as many of the following that applies to you.

I have another tuner / tuners working for me on occasion

I employ another tuner / technician.

n/a

Do you offer any mentoring or training currently to a fellow tuner / technician?

Yes

Have done in the past but not currently

It is something I would consider

Where did you train to be a piano tuner? Please only give details of place and course title. If you were taught informally please include this

Are you a member of any industry, Piano trade or Business associations? If you are not a full member of the PTA please tick the box and answer the subsequent question.

PTA

I.M.I.T

MIA

ABPT

Chamber of Commerce

Federation of small businesses

None

Other (please specify):

This is required

Please only answer if you are a member of PTA. Please indicate, if known, our current membership of the PTA.

Student

apprentice

Associate

Executive

Don't know

Other (please specify):

This is required

How long have you been working as a Piano Tuner?

Less than 2 Years

less than 5 Years

5-10 Years

10-20 Years

20-25 Years

25+

This question is about your tuning round. Local is defined here as your town, villages and surrounding area to where you live.

I work locally to where live.

I have to travel to an area away from where I live.

I do both

What is the approximate radius that our round covers?

Less than 25 Miles

25-50 miles

50-100

Other (please specify):

This is required

In General, how long is the longest journey you do between customers? Please choose one answer that best describes your longest journey

No more than 20 minutes

20-30 Minutes

30-45 Minutes

An hour

Other (please specify):

This is required

What would you say is the average journey time you regularly take between customers?

Less than 20 Minutes

20-30 Minutes

30 - 45 Minutes

An Hour

Other (please specify):

This is required

Thinking about your career and possible retirement, please would you tell us when this might be.

Within the year

Within the next 2 Years

Within the next 3-5 years

Not for the next 6-10 Years

11-15 Years

none of the above as too young

Not planning to retire ever!

This section looks at how you market and run your business. Please tick all that apply to you.
Which of the following if any do you use to mange your customer bookings and data?

Personlised Customer Relationship Management Software - online / integrated

Separate customer records and diary system including paper / excel

bookings via Facebook business pages

Google Business appointment

Gazelle Piano Tuning.

Other (please specify):

This is required

Which of the following do you use to market your business?

Website

Facebook

Google Business

Instragam

Twitter

Other social media specify:

This is required

How do you most effectively advertise you business? Select the options that apply

Google Ads

Third party SEO agents

Local online media

Local publications

Do not adverstise

Other (please specify):

This is required

Over the last two years what would you say has been the most valuable and successful way to generate new business?

Google reviews

Advertising

website testimonials

social media

word of mouth recomendations

Other (please specify):

This is required

Which of the following do you use to run your business?

A mobile card reader such as Square / izettle

Cybertuner (electronic tuning device)

Tune lab (ETD)

None of the above

Roughly on average how many piano tunings do you do a week?

less than five

6-10

11-15

15+

How busy are you now compared with two years ago. How many new customers would you say you have gained over the last 24 months (irrespective of if you have lost some). This can be a guess if you do not have actual data

none

1-10

10- 20

21-50

51-100

more than 100

This next question is about your own Continuous professional Development. During the last 5 years, which, if any of the following buisness related training have have you done?

Accounting or book keeping

Social Media Marketing

Web design

Search Engine Optimisation

IT skills

GDPR

Safeguarding

None

Other (please specify):

This is required

During the last 5 years, how many if any Piano tuning or repair related workshops or masterclasses have you attended as part of your ongoing professional developlment. Please give brief details in the box provided

Would you be interested in attending any of the following refresher workshops?

String replacement

Basic Action Repair

Key Top replacement

Key Bushings

Grand Regulation

None

Other (please specify):

This is required

What is you age range?

under 25

25-30

31-35

36-39

40-49

50-54

55-60

Over 60

What do you currently charge for a standard Piano Tuning?

£60

£65

£75

£80

£85

£90

£95

Other (please specify):

This is required

Do you distinguish between a standard tuning and a pitch raise?

Yes

If you answered " Yes" to the previous question, what do you charge for a Pitch raise or extended tuning?

£80

£85

£90

£95

£100

£120

Other (please specify):

This is required

How Many Piano Tuners are there currently ? What is the demand? When are you planning to retire? The Piano Technology School & the Piano Trade would like to have a clearer picture of the number of UK tuners working at home and overseas. We look forward to sharing the results with you.

Which of the following applies to you? Please tick all that do.

How many active customers do you have in our tuning round?

Which of these best describes you. Please select one answer

Choose as many of the following that applies to you.

Do you offer any mentoring or training currently to a fellow tuner / technician?

Where did you train to be a piano tuner? Please only give details of place and course title. If you were taught informally please include this

Are you a member of any industry, Piano trade or Business associations? If you are not a full member of the PTA please tick the box and answer the subsequent question.

Please only answer if you are a member of PTA. Please indicate, if known, our current membership of the PTA.

How long have you been working as a Piano Tuner?

This question is about your tuning round. Local is defined here as your town, villages and surrounding area to where you live.

What is the approximate radius that our round covers?

In General, how long is the longest journey you do between customers? Please choose one answer that best describes your longest journey

What would you say is the average journey time you regularly take between customers?

Thinking about your career and possible retirement, please would you tell us when this might be.

This section looks at how you market and run your business. Please tick all that apply to you.
Which of the following if any do you use to mange your customer bookings and data?

Which of the following do you use to market your business?

How do you most effectively advertise you business? Select the options that apply

Over the last two years what would you say has been the most valuable and successful way to generate new business?

Which of the following do you use to run your business?

Roughly on average how many piano tunings do you do a week?

How busy are you now compared with two years ago. How many new customers would you say you have gained over the last 24 months (irrespective of if you have lost some). This can be a guess if you do not have actual data

This next question is about your own Continuous professional Development. During the last 5 years, which, if any of the following buisness related training have have you done?

During the last 5 years, how many if any Piano tuning or repair related workshops or masterclasses have you attended as part of your ongoing professional developlment. Please give brief details in the box provided

Would you be interested in attending any of the following refresher workshops?

What is you age range?

What do you currently charge for a standard Piano Tuning?

Do you distinguish between a standard tuning and a pitch raise?

If you answered " Yes" to the previous question, what do you charge for a Pitch raise or extended tuning?

It is really important that we know where ur tuners are! Please tell us where you are based

Finally please tell us your average annual turnover. ( you do not need to include 2020 ), please use previous years as average.

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Which of the following applies to you? Please tick all that do.

How many active customers do you have in our tuning round?

Which of these best describes you. Please select one answer

Choose as many of the following that applies to you.

Do you offer any mentoring or training currently to a fellow tuner / technician?

Where did you train to be a piano tuner? Please only give details of place and course title. If you were taught informally please include this

Are you a member of any industry, Piano trade or Business associations? If you are not a full member of the PTA please tick the box and answer the subsequent question.

Please only answer if you are a member of PTA. Please indicate, if known, our current membership of the PTA.

How long have you been working as a Piano Tuner?

This question is about your tuning round. Local is defined here as your town, villages and surrounding area to where you live.

What is the approximate radius that our round covers?

In General, how long is the longest journey you do between customers? Please choose one answer that best describes your longest journey

What would you say is the average journey time you regularly take between customers?

Thinking about your career and possible retirement, please would you tell us when this might be.

This section looks at how you market and run your business. Please tick all that apply to you.Which of the following if any do you use to mange your customer bookings and data?

Which of the following do you use to market your business?

How do you most effectively advertise you business? Select the options that apply

Over the last two years what would you say has been the most valuable and successful way to generate new business?

Which of the following do you use to run your business?

Roughly on average how many piano tunings do you do a week?

How busy are you now compared with two years ago. How many new customers would you say you have gained over the last 24 months (irrespective of if you have lost some). This can be a guess if you do not have actual data

This next question is about your own Continuous professional Development. During the last 5 years, which, if any of the following buisness related training have have you done?

During the last 5 years, how many if any Piano tuning or repair related workshops or masterclasses have you attended as part of your ongoing professional developlment. Please give brief details in the box provided

Would you be interested in attending any of the following refresher workshops?

What is you age range?

What do you currently charge for a standard Piano Tuning?

Do you distinguish between a standard tuning and a pitch raise?

If you answered " Yes" to the previous question, what do you charge for a Pitch raise or extended tuning?

It is really important that we know where ur tuners are! Please tell us where you are based

Finally please tell us your average annual turnover. ( you do not need to include 2020 ), please use previous years as average.

This section looks at how you market and run your business. Please tick all that apply to you.
Which of the following if any do you use to mange your customer bookings and data?