You can't be the only piano in your area -ask for recommendations.
Piano tuners terrify me. Worse than dentists, worse than being sent to
the principal's office (no, he was never a "pal"). DH is a very good
pianist when he practices, but they terrify him too. So much that he
eventually traded in our upright for an electronic keyboard. Never
needs tuning, easy to move for cleaning, and the keys feel like a real
piano. And he can practice with earphones on so nobody can hear the
mistakes. Not quite as pretty to look at though.
Roberta in D

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:32:15 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

We have a very fine old piano. It's a Steinway. Certainly it would like to
be gently tuned. The E flat kind of makes my eye teeth cringe.
Since things change so fast I suspect that piano tuning has advanced to
levels beyond my comprehension.
How do I go about choosing a tuner? I don't want my precious treasure
harmed; won't even have her tuned if it would be stressful.
What do I ask or look for? Polly