<HTML> Here are my questions: 1) Do you have any suggestions for books discussing piano tuning from the bottom up? I'm sort of looking for a "tuning for dummies", as well as a more advanced book discussing tuning, intonation and mechanical action. Right now, I am able to count beat waves, tune unisons and to correct individual tones in between regular tunings by my technician, but I would like to know a lot more about tuning technique and tuning schemes. (Don't worry - I would not expose my Steinway to my far-from-perfect tuning skills, I have other instruments available.)</BLOCKQUOTE> I would suggest Reblitz's book(see Phil Bondi's e-mail).  It touche= s on many phases of piano technology.  If you want to get in a little d= eeper, the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology has a fairly comprehensiv= e course with lots of step-by-step instruction.  It isn't cheap, so it = may not be ideal for a hobbyist. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> 2) What digital devices are available for computer-assisted tuning? (I read your discussion of the Verituner - it looks really interesting.) Do you think that such a device would be useful when learning tuning?</BLOCKQUOTE> I like Tunelab Pocket quite a bit.  It is a program that is install= ed into a Pocket PC.  It contains many interesting features, including = the ability to customize a tuning to a particular piano.  I don't use i= t all the time except to get my initial A440.  I am first and foremost = an aural tuner, but if I have to tune a funky old spinet in a hurry, it real= ly helps hasten the process.   If you are a musician and are able to hear beats clearly, I think you sh= ould work on your aural skills.  Having an electronic aid can help you = learn to tune better by ear.  The bottom line:  if it doesn't soun= d good, it doesn't matter what the screen says,  The ear is the final j= udge.   It's an interesting avocation, and one where you never stop learning. &n= bsp; Dave Stahl <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Best greetings, Nicholas Asplund.</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>