Listening to piano being tuned

[_achilles_]

A baby grand piano at a church I play fairly often is getting tuned. It's not my piano, and there's already going to be another person there apart from the tuner... but I was thinking of asking if I could watch and listen too. Would that be annoying for the tuner? I don't know if they like being left alone when then tune or not... It's not like I would ask him many questions if any at all, I just want to hear the notes being adjusted (and I've been thinking of learning how to tune pianos too).

[quantum]

I have sat silently in my piano room while the tech regulated, voiced, and tuned the piano.  Have done this with several techs and has never been a problem.  I'll wait till he/she is finished before I ask questions.  

Just tell the tech you wish to silently observe.  Try not to hover though, give the person some space so they don't feel there is a hawk watching over their shoulder.  

It would probably do you some good to read up on tuning before hand so you have an idea of what is happening. 

This is a good book:
https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Servicing-Tuning-Rebuilding-Professional/dp/1879511037

[keys60]

Listening and watching is what got me hooked. I have 2 pianos and got them tuned 3-4 times per year each. Turns out, my tuner, 35 years as a tech, took me on for an apprenticeship (had to pay him of course) for 2 1/2 years and voila. I'm getting business. Part time for now, but who knows?