Things do seem to happen in clusters, don't they?? I didn't see a broken agraffe for the first 5 years I was a self-employed tech.? Within the last year I've seen four of them, including 2 in the last three days! Most of them aren't that difficult to get out, because they shouldn't be tightened down to an extreme degree, and many leave a nub of the threaded end above the plate. However, one of them--a S and S -- had threads that were broken off about 1/4 inch below the line of the plate.? Looking for immediate answers, I called Steinway.? The tech support gentleman recommended that I "think like a jeweler," and use a small, hard screwdriver to tap a slot into the top of the sunken thread remains, then unscrew it.? Worked like a charm.? I've never had to use an EZ out.? The "tap-a-slot" method is pretty quick, clean, and effective. Then there's the problem of having the right part on hand.? Yesterday's was on a brand new Bohemia 185 that I was to do a warranty tuning on.? Imagine my surprise!? It was a bicord, and I had none with matching threads in my parts box, but I was able to use a Yamaha tricord agraffe (acquired last week for that repair) as a temporary until Bohemia sends me the right one (and a couple of strings, I hope...). Just thought I'd share as I drink my morning cuppa coffee. Dave Stahl, RPT Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070801/75be4206/attachment.html
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