Sohmer Bridge Agraffes

[Larry J. Messerly]

Sorry Ron, 
CA glue, epoxy, and MarineTex have all been tried.  It is not a matter of
the agraffe being loose in the wood..

Larry Messerly

On Wed, 09 Feb 2000 23:25:02 -0600 Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
writes:
> >Why do these agraffes cause false beats and not the ones on the 
> harp?  Is
> >it the regidity of the harp, the angle of up-bearing of the string 
> going
> >to the tuning pin?  
> 
> * The ones on the plate are screwed down tight and, unless something 
> is
> cracked, there isn't much chance of movement.
> 
> 
> >It was agreed upon that it is not because the agraffe
> >is loose in the wood.
> 
> * Agreed upon by what logical criteria? How many did you check, and 
> how?
> 
> 
> >Suggestions?
> >
> >Larry Messerly, RPT
> 
> * What you try for a fix depends on how you make the diagnosis and 
> what you
> find when you do. I'd suggest choosing a bridge agraffe with a nice 
> juicy
> false beat (hint: start looking in the octave 5-6 range), and 
> pressing
> against the side (front, top, etc) of it with a screwdriver while 
> playing
> the note. If the beat doesn't change, it's not caused by the agraffe 
> being
> loose in the bridge. If it does change, and I'm expecting it will, a 
> little
> CA or epoxy under the agraffe should help.
> 
> Ron N