Kit, Tuning

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Kit, Tuning

Entry/Object ID

1413 a-y

Description

Piano Tuning Kit. Material: leather, metal. Size: 24 1/2" W. x 14" H. Description: brown leather kit contains metal and wooden tuning tools.

Context

The piano tuning kit belonged to D. E. Perrin. Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Kit, Tuning

Class

Musical T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

April 24, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024