>> The new agraffes we get here for the Steinway have a sharply angled >> seat so that as you screw them down the brass is crushed and you are >> supposed get the alignment that way without using shims. American >> agraffes are different as regards the thread, so maybe it's only the >> German agraffes that are like this. > >The agraffes I got from Painotek have quite an angle on the base - the outer >part being the first to contact that plate. They sound like the same type of >feature you are describing. I found that you get quite a bit of travel >(turning) after the base first contacts the plate. I suspect that's the reason for the undercut. Thanks all for the realistic responses. Ron N
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