[pianotech] Broken Agraffe

[Kerry]

Never heard it called that before but it fits...sort of a piscatorial
ez-out? Mostly used in the bass... (sorry ;-)

Kerry Kean
www.ohiopianotuner.com


-----Original Message-----
From: David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:11 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken Agraffe

behold the fish tail tool...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Kerry <kerrykean at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 10/8/2009 11:58:33 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken Agraffe


>Another trick is to take a flat-head screwdriver a little narrower than the
>agraffe hole, and file half of the head to a sharp edge.  Then turn it over
>and do the same to the other side (so the two sharp edges are off-set),
>gently tap it into the broken part in the plate until it catches and back
it