voicing tools

[Mark Schecter]

Piano Forte Supply carries a small voicing tool that you hold between 
thumb and forefinger, #130200. I think Yamaha makes something similar, a 
little less bulky, that you can see in the Schaff catalog if memory 
serves. Either lets you point the needles toward yourself and voice 
upright hammers both above and below the strike line with the action in 
place.

-Mark Schecter

Dave Doremus wrote:
> On 8/4/06, Jurgen Goering quoth:
> 
>> Two specialized tools are pictured below.  One is the "Orca" single 
>> needle voicer.  It has the needle mounted in a sphere which can be 
>> fixed so the the needle points in almost any direction.  The other is 
>> a ring voicing tool which can be held between fingers or worn like a 
>> ring.
>>
> 
> 
> Speaking of voicing tools, I have a homemade 4 needle shallow voicing 
> tool which I use a lot for sugarcoating and soft pedal voicing. Does 
> anyone sell a good voicing tool which holds 4 needles fairly close 
> together in a line? I have to cut a new dowel and glue in needles every 
> time I need to change something, not that often but I thought there must 
> be an easier and prettier way....