What about Pianotech's agraffe reamers? Advice on their safe use ??? Thump --- A440A@aol.com wrote: > > > 2. What is your favorite method of agraffe reaming? > >> > > I take a 7 or 8 inch piece of heavy, heavy piece of > bass string core and roll > it between two files to form a round rasp about one > inch from the end. Then, > I swedge this roughened section with a hammer until > it doesn't quite fit > through the agraffe hole. Cut so that there is about > 1/8" of smooth wire in front > of the swedge section and chuck it in a small > electric drill. > The swedging profile will make a very mild > burnisher/rasp that forms a > reverse funnel shape, (I know, it is not a true > taurus) in the agraffe. This > has worked well for me for years. It removes very > little brass, but cleans out > all the corrosion and a small amount of the > indentation in the top of the > agraffe holes, allowing the new wire to seat itself > firmly and without noise. > The length of the wire also allow me to 'steer' > the tool into the > agraffes in the same direction the string will be > approaching it. > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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