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# Martin Shepherd Antique Piano Tools

Antique Piano Tools

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- [Antique and Vintage Piano Tools II](https://mshepherdpiano.com/) - [et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.27.5" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.5" _module_preset="default" collapsed="on" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.5" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.6" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"]ONLINE MUSEUM OF ANTIQUE PIANO TOOLS My interest in antique tools goes back to the late 1970s in Boston, even before my first commercial piano servicing work. In 1978, I took a risky hitchhiking trip from Boston to
- [Mueller Tuning Hammers; A. Hubalek](https://mshepherdpiano.com/mueller/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mueller Tuning Hammers; A. Hubalek[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles.F.Mueller-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Charles.F.Mueller” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles.F.Mueller-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||10px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]Carl (Charles) F. Mueller (1861-1919). Portrait painted c. 1918.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row
- [Erlandsen Hammers](https://mshepherdpiano.com/erlandsen-hammers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Erlandsen Hammers[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “I remember my own struggles with unfit equipment, especially with a succession of cheap, worthless tuning hammers and that I never was able to
- [Tuning Forks and Pitch](https://mshepherdpiano.com/tuning-forks-and-pitch/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Tuning Forks and Pitch[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Mute.Tuning.Fork_.Kunst_.Klavier.Armellino.p.64-e1743885425875.jpg” title_text=”Mute.Tuning.Fork.Kunst.Klavier.Armellino.p.64″ url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Mute.Tuning.Fork_.Kunst_.Klavier.Armellino.p.64-e1743885425875.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Early French style tuning fork with stand, usually in brass, in part, to avoid
- [Combination Handles](https://mshepherdpiano.com/combination-handles/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Combination Handles Adjustable handles for piano regulating tools became popular for the mobile piano technician relatively soon after their introduction around 1900. Since a good number of regulating tools were made to be compatible with it, including screwdriver blades
- [Mutes; About Me; How to Contact](https://mshepherdpiano.com/mutes-about-me-how-to-contact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Mutes; About Me; How to Contact[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In the process of changing the pitch of a string, it is necessary for the tuner to block off or mute other strings in order to
- [J. & J. Goddard](https://mshepherdpiano.com/j-j-goddard/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]J. & J. Goddard and Other British Piano Tools[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]J. & J. Goddard, a prominent London based piano supply company established in 1842, is the primary focus of this page. Richard Reynolds,
- [C. H. Lang](https://mshepherdpiano.com/c-h-lang-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]C. H. Lang[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/CH.Lang_.Portrait-2.jpg” title_text=”CH.Lang_.Portrait” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/CH.Lang_.Portrait-2.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Carl Herman Lang was born 30 Dec 1868, in Erlabrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen, Germany. Erlabrunn was
- [Historical Tuning Hammers](https://mshepherdpiano.com/historical-tuning-hammers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||23px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”7px|auto||auto||” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Historical Tuning Hammers[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”7px|auto||auto||” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/BurkatShudi.jpg” title_text=”NPG 5776,The Shudi Family Group,by Marcus Tuscher” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/BurkatShudi.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Portrait of Harpsichord Maker
- [Voicing Tools](https://mshepherdpiano.com/voicing-tools/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Voicing Tools Two choices in a “felt picker” were available to the tuner shopping at Hammacher Schlemmer in 1885. The one on the right was called a French felt picker, as this flat handle design was popular in Europe, and is
- [Alfred Dolge](https://mshepherdpiano.com/alfred-dolge/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Alfred Dolge[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Dolge_portrait.jpg” title_text=”Dolge_portrait” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Dolge_portrait.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Dolge.adv_.20.Seot_.1880.jpg” title_text=”Dolge.adv.20.Seot.1880″ url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Dolge.adv_.20.Seot_.1880.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Alfred
- [Léon Pinet](https://mshepherdpiano.com/leon-pinet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Léon Pinet[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Jean_ESTEVE.jpg” title_text=”Jean_ESTEVE” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Jean_ESTEVE.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” max_width=”100%” min_height=”410px” height=”1000px” max_height=”453px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||11px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]The origin of Léon Pinet et Cie. of
- [Pianomakers' Braces](https://mshepherdpiano.com/pianomakers-braces/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pianomakers’ Braces[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Otto.Bergmann.Piano_.Brace_.jpg” title_text=”Otto.Bergmann.Piano.Brace.” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Otto.Bergmann.Piano_.Brace_.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Hand-cranked bit braces are still used today for tightening large plate screws before pitch raising and
- [Miscellaneous](https://mshepherdpiano.com/miscellaneous/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Miscellaneous[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Here you will find a little bit of a lot of different things, including a glimpse into the pianomakers’ scene of Bronx, N. Y. in the
- [Hornung](https://mshepherdpiano.com/hornung/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]C. C. Hornung (Hornung Bros. Piano Co.)[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In 1990, I was invited to the estate sale of Richard Hornung (1902-1990), who was the last Hornung family member to remain working
- [New York Piano Planes Part I](https://mshepherdpiano.com/new-york-piano-planes-part-i/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]New York Piano Planes Part I[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/a31xbc8d.bmp” title_text=”a31xbc8d” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/a31xbc8d.bmp” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]H.S. and Sandusky wooden bench planes, as offered in the Hammacher Schlemmer
- [Regulating Tools](https://mshepherdpiano.com/antique-piano-tools-regulating-tools-fixed-handles/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fbfaf3″ min_height=”431px” custom_margin=”-204px||-204px||true|false” custom_padding=”59px||59px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Regulating Tools Napoleon Erlandsen and his son, Julius, are well recognized by tool collectors and trade historians for their hand planes and bow drills, but it is not as well known that they
- [Pliers](https://mshepherdpiano.com/pliers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pliers[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/G.Buck_.parallel.duckbill.pliers.jpg” title_text=”G.Buck.parallel.duckbill.pliers” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/G.Buck_.parallel.duckbill.pliers.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Parallel piano pliers–meaning that the jaws are parallel at the width of an average piano action part.
- [String Gauges](https://mshepherdpiano.com/string-gauges-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]String Gauges The first string gauges were slip gauges, very much like the gauge some piano technicians use for universal bass strings. By the first third of the 19th century, music wire gauges with precision notches were introduced. At first, these
- [Bow Drills](https://mshepherdpiano.com/bow-drills/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Otto.Bergmann.Bow_.Drill_.1928.Catalogue-500×97-1.png” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Bow Drills This ancient tool, which was depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is almost as old as the invention of fire, as the first versions of it were used to start fires and to drill holes in stones and beads.
- [Other Interesting Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/other-interesting-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”83531.8px” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Other Interesting Planes This page starts with the early development of Leonard Bailey’s mitre plane in the 1850s and 1860s, followed by review of Norman Michel and his Piano Atlas. Then, there is a substantial section on the Cincinnati
- [Spiers and Slater Mitre Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/spiers-and-slater-mitre-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||2px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Spiers and Slater Mitre Planes “…Piano and Organbuilders, and other hardwood workers, all over the world still pronounce [Spiers planes] the best.” It goes without saying that Spiers was not the inventor of the dovetailed plane. When you make the
- [Thumb Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/thumb-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Thumb Planes: Norris, Spiers, Syme, Kerr, Holland, Buck, and Others This page starts with a review of small mitre planes, less than seven inches long, which were forerunners of the British Thumb planes. Next, there is
- [Early English Mitre Planes, Part I](https://mshepherdpiano.com/early-english-mitre-planes-part-i/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Early English Mitre Planes Part I: Christopher Gabriel, John Sym, Early Plane Irons & c. Sym, born 1731, and Gabriel, born 1846, along with Green, were the first known makers of English metal planes, and these were limited to mitre planes.
- [Early English Mitre Planes Part II](https://mshepherdpiano.com/early-english-mitre-planes-part-ii/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Early English Mitre Planes Part II: Moon, Towell, and Smith All four makers, the Moons (b.1761;1791), Towell (b.1790), and Smith (b.1782), were born in the 18th century. Until circa 1820, the mitre plane was the only English metal plane made in
- [Early European Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/early-european-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||9px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Early European ‘Block’ Planes, Mitre Planes, and Luthier Planes This section includes a good number of early European metal planes from the 16th through 18th century, including both small block-type and instrument makers planes as well as mitre planes. Some
- [Plates](https://mshepherdpiano.com/plates/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Plates This page contains plates or diagrams of early tools, some used for pianos, some for musical instruments, and others for more general applications. These basic cabinet makers tools are included as well, because many were used in the piano industry.
- [Hale](https://mshepherdpiano.com/hale/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Hale (Tuners Supply Company) This page is devoted to Hale hammers; other various Hale piano tools are shown throughout this ‘site. The Hale tuning hammer was one of the best on the market, from its invention in 1885, but there was
- [Early English Mitre Planes Part III](https://mshepherdpiano.com/early-english-mitre-planes-part-iii/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Early English Mitre Planes Part III: Cox, Kerr, Tremain, and Badger The English metal planemakers covered here were born after the turn of the 19th century: Cox in 1806, Kerr and Tremain in 1805, and Badger in 1817. In chronological order,
- [George Buck Mitre Planes Part II](https://mshepherdpiano.com/george-buck-mitre-planes-part-ii/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]George Buck Mitre Planes Part II: Norris, Holland, Miller, and Price This page begins with a study of the Norris No. 10 box mitre planes, and related types, including those of Holland and Buck. The next section is devoted to Norris
- [Block Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/block-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Block Planes, Stanley’s “Imp,” Stanley No. 65 and its Equivalents[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Imp.Stanley.Catl_.png” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Imp.Stanley.Catl” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Imp.Stanley.Catl_.png” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ align=”center”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Stanley’s “Imp” was featured on the cover
- [George Buck Mitre Planes](https://mshepherdpiano.com/george-buck-mitre-planes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|5px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]George Buck Mitre Planes Part I: Towell, Spiers, Holland, and Norris The Buck dynasty of tool dealers was started by Joseph Buck in around 1824, and lasted into the early 21st century. There were three distinct businesses run by three
- [George Buck Mitre Planes, Part I: Towell, Spiers, Holland, and Norris](https://mshepherdpiano.com/george-buck-mitre-planes-part-i-towell-spiers-holland-and-norris/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”928.8px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Buck.Norris.Infill.Planes.Ellis_.Modern.Practical.Joinery-1.png” title_text=”Buck.Norris.Infill.Planes.Ellis.Modern.Practical.Joinery” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/Buck.Norris.Infill.Planes.Ellis_.Modern.Practical.Joinery-1.png” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]George Buck ad in “Modern Practical Joinery” by George Ellis, 1908. They offered bow drills, planes, tuning, voicing, and regulating tools to the piano trade. Specialized Buck
- [New York Piano Planes Part II](https://mshepherdpiano.com/new-york-piano-planes-part-ii/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]New York Piano Planes Part II (And Other American Piano Planes)[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]This page continues Part I with New York Rebate/shoulder planes, then we have a large section on N.Y. tool maker, Joseph
- [Glue Pots](https://mshepherdpiano.com/glue-pots/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||53px|||” link_option_url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC02480.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Glue Pots[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/hide.glue_.crystals.jpg” title_text=”hide.glue.crystals” url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/hide.glue_.crystals.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|11px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/glue.wafers2.jpg” title_text=”glue.wafers2″ url=”https://mshepherdpiano.com/wp-content/uploads/glue.wafers2.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text