agraffes on - agraffes off

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip L Ford" <fordpiano@lycos.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: December 11, 2001 4:09 AM
Subject: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off


>
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 18:05:09
>  Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> >How can you use shims for both alignment and height control unless you
make
> >them individually? I know Ron O and JD both had really slick (at least I
> >thought so) methods of making the proper thickness shims for alignment,
but
> >where does that leave you with height?
>
> >Ron N
>
> Ron,
> I'll just ignore all of your questions and pose one of my own, since you
mentioned
> the names of two people that are designing their own pianos.  Why does
this archaic
> practice persist to this day?  This belongs up on the museum shelf right
next to the
> process of putting little pieces of paper under the keys to level them.

Phil,

I'll just ignore all of your questions and pose one of my own, why use
agraffes at all? I can't speak for the others, but my own new grand won't
use them at all. At least not in the common sense.

Del