Create: Sound of Steam: Tuning Wrench
by gnomey2
Create: Sound of Steam: Tuning Wrench is a Forge and NeoForge addition for the Sound of Steam pipe organs, which sets redstone links for each stop on a pipe organ.
What it does
Right-clicking a Sound of Steam pipe with the wrench configures it, and holding Alt while scrolling cycles through the wrench's modes. Each sub-mode decides where the redstone links are placed relative to the pipe. Setting an entire stop happens in one action, and a link placed two blocks below the pipe is set to receive with the correct frequency, so the organ can be tuned without placing every link by hand. The pitch match mode uses the frequency of the actual pipe, apart from mutated pipes, and the author suggests pairing it with a keyboard relay or a tracker bar for MIDI playback.
The wrench is useful in survival mode, where each redstone link placed consumes one from the inventory, and it will not place a link on a block that already holds one. Players who build large organs can set up whole stops at a time instead of one pipe at a time. Stops are set to a stop length of 8 feet.
The mod is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge across 18 release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, and it requires Create and Create: Sound of Steam, with Create: Expanded Steam Whistles as an optional addition.
Key features
Automatic redstone link setup
The wrench sets the channels of redstone links for Sound of Steam pipe organs without manual frequency entry.
Mode switching with Alt and scroll
Holding Alt while scrolling changes the wrench's mode, and each sub-mode controls where links are placed.
Whole-stop configuration
A single action sets every pipe of a stop, so entire stops can be configured at once.
Pitch matching
A pitch match mode sets links to the real pitch of each pipe, except for mutated pipes.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Create More: Parallel Pipes is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 with a custom license, not open source. Pipez covers 1.19 – 26.3 on Forge and NeoForge under All rights reserved. Mekanism Covers is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and also targets Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Each of these adds other pipe or cover functions, while this mod only configures redstone links for pipe organs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create: Sound of Steam: Tuning Wrench | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-01 |
| Create More: Parallel Pipes | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-26 |
| Pipez | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Mekanism Covers | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-10 |
Questions
Does the Tuning Wrench need Create: Sound of Steam?
Which loaders does the Tuning Wrench support?
Do the server and players both need the mod?
In the catalog
Create: Sound of Steam: Tuning Wrench is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Note: if there is a block or existing redstone link where it is trying to place, the link will not be placed
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-sound-of-steam-tuning-wrench
- Owner
- gnomey2
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
