---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment At 06:51 10/4/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Joe Garrett wrote: > >>Marcel said: "It's impossible to grind the plate unless grinding the base >>of the >>aggraffes at the same time. You'll just have to live with the last >>octave that will never sound like a modern piano." >> >>This is precisely what Chickering did on many of his grands. Although >>it's a pain in the rump, to grind that area, I've done it! The agraffes, >>of course, need to be in their proper place, before doing this and there >>is a limit as to how much you can grind off!<G> Also, one would need to >>determine that there is a need for this and to calculate the strike point >>needed. > >The high treble agraffes in this piano do not have >the same cylindrical base as the lower notes. >I think there is room for a bit of grinding, >maybe a couple of mm, which might be all >it needs. > >-Mark Here's a picture of a Chickering showing what Joe was talking about. Screwed in and ground flush with the face of the agraffe. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MVC-010S.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 50572 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/be/5e/b4/1e/MVC-010S.JPG ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 -A rose by any other name would still attract aphids. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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