> They really work well and save time. (not to mention lessen the pain and > frustration of chasing errant agraffes propelled by the buffer, to god knows > where in the shop!) I never have trouble with that......I just pull them out of the little indent they make in my forehead. :-( Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 1:21 PM Subject: Mystery Tool(s) - Sunday > Well, it's Sunday. And, as I promised the answer is coming. > First, a little background. (And, I'm hoping this gets through, as I've sent > several clues, etc., that didn't seem to get to the "Digest"...selective > editing on someone's part?) <G> > Part of rebuilding is the cosmetics, ie make it pretty and take care of the > details. Part of that is the agraffes. I must say to Roger, you were close. > <G> When I do a restringing, one of the most important things is string > termination. Agraffes are a major part of this. Many will replace the > agraffes with new ones. I have not found the new ones to be any more > superior to the existing ones, when they are properly redone. Hence, the > "Mystery Tool(s). > First, I dip the
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