Thanks: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off

[Farrell]

I use the tool from Pianotek. It works great - just a little dab 'll do ya!
I also use their reamer - works reall nice and easy.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off


> It's easier to take a bit off the bottom of the agraffe.  I believe
Pianotek
> sells a tool for just such a task.  As brass is quite soft, you can use it
> as a hand tool to make fine adjustments without adding washers.
>
> David Love
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Foster" <pno2nr@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: December 13, 2001 4:19 PM
> Subject: Thanks: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off
>
>
> >
> > List,
> >
> > Many thanks to the person who made the suggestion (I forget who it was
> now)
> > about swapping agraffes in order to get them lined up without using
shims.
> > I tried that yesterday on a Steinway A, and in most cases it worked
quite
> > well.  Switching one agraffe that was turned too far with one that was
not
> > turned far enough seemed to do the trick for each of them.  I still had
to
> > use about a dozen or so shims here and there, but that's not bad for a
> whole
> > set.  Plus, it presents the agraffe replacement job as a kind of puzzle,
> > making it more enjoyable.
> >
> > One tip I have not seen published here involves using a flat 3/8"
speedbit
> > to remove a little (a little now!) material from the agraffe recesses.
> The
> > spur keeps the bit centered in the agraffe hole.  This has worked well
for
> > me for those agraffes that are just shy of lining up.
> >
> > Dave Foster
> >
> >
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