Voicing tools before World War II were made in petite sizes, compared to many made in the last 30 years. The hammer felt used then was pliant and relatively easy to work with needles. Large voicing tools, which provided a large grip necessary for some hard pressed hammers, were not needed then; a different approach was used.
Tuning hammers for tuners are like bats for baseball players: the smallest difference in weight, leverage, or shape is significant. The way the socket fits on the pin (how the diameter taper profile of the socket matches that of the tuning pin) matters greatly. There exists a noticeable variation in…
Many specialized piano tools have been thrown away, probably because people in succeeding generations who have discovered these tools in storage, did not recognize what they were for, or if they did, could not find a use for them. Because of this, these tools have become relatively uncommon, considering how…
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