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Voicing pliers are somewhat expensive pliers used to needle from the side. (flat side), laterally. At 90 degree of the long direction of fiber but not radially. That way the underside can be softened without loosing external tension. A friend use them for a "pré first voicing" another to maintain voicing on his rental pianos. It is used for fine final work by some.
Too much used, the hammers can be changed, as with standard process.

Wiletooking for the "original" tool I know , I find that one made by Bolduc, that is less expensive and can act as pin extractor or hammer extractor.

lateral voicing pliers

The other pliers I did not find a pic but the deign is similar to the one at the bottom of this page. SO you are centered on the shank of the hammer it is may be easier to use :

http://www.mshepherdpiano.com/Martin_Shepherd_Piano_Service/Voicing_Tools.html

The problem with that session is that you bend your fingers toward the palm of the handle, not the opposite. Difficult to be attentive to the hammer center in that case.

Thanks Mr Oleg-

Thanks for all the great information. Quite a lot of tools out there. Don't leave this one at home either:

http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1409690/Serious%20voicing%20pliers!.html

By the way, I am still not clear about the longevity of the angel shot method: short? medium? long?

Best wishes-

medium, I would say, but high partials are lessened for a good amount of time.

One cannot voice before understanding unison dynamics.

A badly sounding unison will ask for more voicing it is necessary

Thank you, Mr. Oleg.

Best wishes-