Veritune, Inc. was begun in 1998 by Dave Carpenter, RPT with the goal of creating a better tuning device. In the course of using the available electronic tuning devices (ETDs) in his work, Dave was confronted with their limitations and his curiosity led to an investigation to find the causes of these shortcomings. Convinced that the prior methods could be significantly improved, he capitalized on his technology skills and embarked on the development of a successful new tuning device. The first prototype of the Verituner 100 was shown in July, 2000, and the finished product began shipping by March, 2001.