Archimedes' Workshop - Custom Tuning Wrenches

Greetings! Whether you own a psaltery, a dulcimer, a zither, a harpsichord, or an autoharp, you'll want to keep it in tune. And chances are, there are at least a few strings, (usually the shortest ones), that can give you trouble. This is where I come in:

My name is Eric Meier, and among other things, I make custom tuning wrenches for stringed musical instruments. A tuning hammer, a tuning lever, or a tuning wrench: whatever you call it, it is the tool that you use to keep your instrument in tune, and I've got them! But what is so different about the tuning wrenches that I sell?

For one thing, they're long. It's all about leverage: the longer the handle, the more leverage you have over the pin, (and consequently, the finer adjustments you are able to make on your musical instrument). The tuning wrenches listed for sale below are much longer than most all other tuning levers available anywhere else.

Additionally, many of these tuning wrenches are made of exotic woods and materials, and come in an array of shapes and sizes. They are not mass-produced and sloppily fit together and dipped in yellowy lacquer: each one is hand-crafted and made with care and attention to detail.

Even if you don't find exactly what you are looking for below, I can make a custom wrench for you as well. If you have a special or unique instrument, and would like a special tuning wrench to match, I can probably help you out.

Segmented handle made of Bloodwood and Purpleheart, with Anigre veneer and a Katalox base cap.
View closeup pictures above to see the segmented checkerboard pattern on handle.
Handle Length: ~ 7 1/4"
Overall Length: ~ 11 1/4"

Made of Chechen (rosewood) burl, with stripes of Verawood (Lignum vitae) and base caps of Curly Ash.
Handle Length: ~ 8 3/4"

Made from four joined pieces of exotic Zebrawood
Handle Length: ~ 7 1/4"
Overall Length: ~ 11 1/8"

Made from a Banksia Pod, (similar to a giant pinecone - though not originating from Neptune, just Australia.)
Cocobolo base cap with Anigre veneer stripe.
Refitted with an extra-large aluminum ferrule.
This is a large tuning wrench!
Handle Length: ~ 8 1/4"
Overall Length: ~ 12 1/4"

Made of Curly Katalox, with two Purpleheart base caps, with a thin veneer stripe of Anigre in between.
Handle Length: ~ 8"

Simpler version of "Court Jester" shown at top of page.
Segmented handle made of Bloodwood and Purpleheart, with Anigre veneer and a Katalox base cap.
Design alternates between Bloodwood and Purpleheart each quarter-section of the handle.
Handle Length: ~ 7 1/2"
Overall Length: ~ 11 1/2"