[pianotech] Broken Agraffe

[David Love]

Using the same wire isn't a problem but you usually have to sacrifice the
becket (oh no, there's that word again).  Carefully unwind the coils without
kinking the wire and break off the old becket (trying to straighten it
usually causes it to break anyway).  It will then ruin your totally aligned
beckets since the string will now be about 1/4" shorter on each end.

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:38 PM
To: kerrykean at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken Agraffe

I might add, I clamp on with a vice-grip and tap with a little hammer as I
turn counter-clockwise.   If I think about it I might put a drop of Liquid
Wrench...don't normally need it though...the trick for Matthew, will be
using the same piano wire with the new agraffe...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Kerry <kerrykean at att.net>
To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 10/8/2009 5:45:59 PM
Subject: RE: [pianotech] Broken Agraffe


>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