agraffes on - agraffes off

[Richard Brekne]

Phillip L Ford wrote:
> 
> 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.  Why not just
> drill through the plate flange and have an agraffe with a shank long enough to accept
> a nut on the other side of the flange?  No removing and reinstalling.  All the agraffes
> come out at the same height.  And while you're at it you could build in an
> alignment device that's machined into the plate (such as a woodruff key, a flat on the
> threaded shank, small drilled hole that mates to a pin on the agraffe flange, etc.), so
> your alignment wouldn't be based on the eyesight (and level of frustration after some
> period of time putting in agraffes) of the installer?


Better yet... you could drill square holes and have the
aggraffes posted with square shanks... course that would
make it a bit tough to screw on the nut...but... nah..
forget it.. :)

> 
> Phil F
> 
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> Phillip Ford
> Piano Service & Restoration
> 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215
> San Francisco, CA  94124


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Richard Brekne
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