<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Many apologies if this post is inappropriate -</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>   I am interested in learning to tune = pianos.  I am aware that this is a fairly complex skill.  I = have just bought "Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding" by Arthur Reblitz, and = have started reading that.  I need to get some tools for tuning, like = wedges and a tuning lever, and no local music store that I've talked to has = them.  Is there a good place to get them online, and can anyone recommend a = certain brand?  Also, aside from reading this book, how should I go about = learning this new skill?  I have seen some of the distance learning courses = online, but I don't have $1400 to spend right now.  Is there someone = willing to teach me, or who can recommend a teacher to me?  I live in the = Washington DC area.  Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    James = Gammon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>