agraffes

[Farrell]

So what shape should they be? And exactly with what tool and how do you go
about reaming a new, improperly shaped agraffe?

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Overs Pianos" <sec@overspianos.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: agraffes


> David wrote;
>
> >1.  Is there any difference in quality between agraffes purchased
> >from various suppliers or do they all come from the same source?
>
> There is a huge difference in quality. Don't assume that agraffes
> from a more expensive piano will be higher quality either.
>
> >2.  Should the countersink of the holes be reamed to insure
> >uniformity and proper shape of the inside of the eye?  It has not
> >occurred to me to do this to new agraffes before, but given recent
> >buzzing problems with some new agraffes, I am wondering.
>
> Indeed, a few years ago when we were reshaping agraffe holes on a
> regular basis, we decided to try new agraffes from a manufacturer of
> high repute (since we weren't entirely satisfied with our hole
> reshaping - still the occasional noisy one). To our horror, the new
> ones were considerably worse than our reshaped agraffes.
>
> In recent years, even when using new replacement agraffes, we always
> reshape the string holes. Cut a couple of new agraffes through the
> string holes and inspect the hole profiles with a light and
> magnifying glass. You will often find yourself 'reaching' for that
> descriptive word, 'ordinary'.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ron O
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