DarylG Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hi everyone, Does Brian Hart have a website? I'm interested in some of his crack clamps. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNewbie Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Good question, and you are not alone. Looking for aluminum frames Cached copy of The Strad article on Brian Hart Pics of the clamps www.hudelmayer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil mc Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hi everyone,Does Brian Hart have a website? I'm interested in some of his crack clamps. Cheers, No web site, but his address is 24 Ann Street, Gadlys, Aberdare, S. Wales, CF44 8DU, U.K. If you need the phone No. I will send it privately He's got some fantastic tools. Alternativly They are a bit cheaper but work just as good. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhny Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Alternativly They are a bit cheaper but work just as good. Neil I just took a look at the photo gallery on the companion tools site you recomended. Reminds me of the apprentice "aptitude" test at the old British bespoke shotgun makers Holland & Holland: They used to give the applicants a chunk of steel, a ruler, and a file and told them to come back with a 1" steel cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_Lapinel Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I just took a look at the photo gallery on the companion tools site you recomended. Reminds me of the apprentice "aptitude" test at the old British bespoke shotgun makers Holland & Holland: They used to give the applicants a chunk of steel, a ruler, and a file and told them to come back with a 1" steel cube. Hey! This still exists. I had to do something similar with metal blocks and files for the British Horological Institute (clockmakers course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylG Posted February 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 No web site, but his address is 24 Ann Street, Gadlys, Aberdare, S. Wales, CF44 8DU, U.K.If you need the phone No. I will send it privately He's got some fantastic tools. Alternativly http://companiontoolsco.com They are a bit cheaper but work just as good. Neil Thanks Neil, I wasn't aware of him. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil mc Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Thanks Neil, I wasn't aware of him. Cheers, He hasn't been around that long. Iv'e used both and although there's not much between them, well there can't be, the companion ones do have a bigger adjusting nut, and makes them easier to adjust with my fumbling fingers. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhny Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hey! This still exists. I had to do something similar with metal blocks and files for the British Horological Institute (clockmakers course). I'm glad to hear that people still do this kind of thing. When I first heard of it, I decided to try it myself. There is a lot more satisfaction (and potential tendonitis ) in using a file than knocking something out on a vertical mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraV Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Does anyone know what is going on with this Companion Tools fellow? His website seems to have gone off-line, and with Brian Hart retiring, I'm not sure what to do! I have heard that Brian has sold his remaining stock to someone, who is selling it on- any clue who that someone is, and where tools can be had? Thanks Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCockburn Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Does anyone know what is going on with this Companion Tools fellow? His website seems to have gone off-line, and with Brian Hart retiring, I'm not sure what to do! I have heard that Brian has sold his remaining stock to someone, who is selling it on- any clue who that someone is, and where tools can be had? Thanks Laura There was something in a recent BVMA newsletter about this (ie someone buying up B Hart's stock). I can't remember where I put my copy at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Catoira Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hey all, As far as I am aware from the last time we spoke, Simon T. aka Companion Tools, is rather busy at the moment with life in general and all well but not producing tools. He does have, though, stocks left from the last few batches and is happy to sell those. Anyone wanting his email I can send it privately! cheerio!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Ihle Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 There was something in a recent BVMA newsletter about this (ie someone buying up B Hart's stock). I can't remember where I put my copy at the moment... Brian's remaining tools are sold through Hibernian Violins ( http://www.hillsarts.co.uk/hibernianviolins/ ). In particular there are still of his small g-clamps and some of his purfling cutters. Best, Philip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon frayne Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Hi my name is simon frayne. Brian hart was my grandfather. my uncle and I have recently started the buisness back up. The address is still the same but now we have a Website, although there isn't a lot on there at the moment except for all the contact details. www.brianhartluthiertools.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edi malinaric Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I just took a look at the photo gallery on the companion tools site you recomended. Reminds me of the apprentice "aptitude" test at the old British bespoke shotgun makers Holland & Holland: They used to give the applicants a chunk of steel, a ruler, and a file and told them to come back with a 1" steel cube. Hi Ihny & Dave Lapinel - thanks for taking me back to 1957. In my case I was given a piece of flat bar 3" x 1 1/2" x 1/4" and a old bastard that had seen better days and told to file the flat bar "flat and light tight". After two days I achieved that and handed it in to the Workshop Instructor - half hoping to be patted on the back. No such luck - he grunted, flipped it over and handed it back to me with a pithy "now get it parallel to within one thou!" My heart sank - we had been given 5 days to make a depth gauge and 2 of them had passed and all I had produced was one flat surface. Actually the rest of it flowed nicely. Got my pat-on-back when he measured the 4 corners and the centre and found that the max difference was less than 0.0005". Still have it and still use it - once you have learnt how to use a file you never lose the art. I often grab a file rather than fire up the milling machine. cheers edi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASEWICZ Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 The gentlemen from Brian Hart Luthier Tools will be attending the VSA competition in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hart Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hello,I'm the Son of Brian Hart ,earlier this year my nephew (Simon Frayne) and myself decided to restart my fathers business and recreate the tools he made. we both worked with him over the years,although not full time, But I do want to make one thing clear, we are not just copying my fathers tools, we are bringing something of our own to the table, and at present are developing a few 'new' additions to our ever growing inventory.\ He'd be proud of us for sure. In fact we are unveiling a limited edition Tool at the VSA to commemorate our twentieth anniversary \ limited to only twenty worldwide. As for a website,we have recently set one up,although it's a bit "dead in the water" at the moment,but we're going to inject some life in to it after the VSA convention Here's the address, www.brianhartluthiertools.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_Lapinel Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Looking forward to seeing the web page when it is completed. It is a pretty special and admirable endeavor you and your nephew have taken on. Dean Lapinel Incidentally, referring to a note above my name is dean. Dave or David Lapinel is my younger and more intelligent and talented brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I just got back from the VSA in Indianapolis and I had the pleasure of purchasing one of the wing crack clamps and visiting with Simon and Steve. Very impressive tools and I'm glad to see them make it to the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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