[pianotech] finishing plates

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

Alan, I remove some to check them out closely. If I see any deformation, I replace them. Yes, I do polish to new one also.

Al - 
High Point, NC
  From: reggaepass at aol.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:20 AM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates


  Al,

  At what point do you replace agraffes rather than recondition them?  And do you use this method on new ones as well as used?

  Alan Eder



  -----Original Message-----
  From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 4:23 pm
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates


  I don't always remove or replace them. When they are in good condition, I use Q-tips with Flitz polish on my drill. It does a good job of polishing and smoothing out the agraffes. 
   
  Al - 
  High Point, NC 
   
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  From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> 
  Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:45 PM 
  To: <pianotech at ptg.org> 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates 
   
  > What's the problem with just spraying the hitchpins? Also, under what 
  > circumstances when you are spraying the plate would you not remove the 
  > agraffes either to replace or recondition? 
  > 
  > David Love 
  > www.davidlovepianos.com 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Sounds like the best system to me. Heat shrink is on my shopping list > also. 
  > 
  > Now tell me how to deal with the agraffes when they are not being > replaced. 
  > 
  > Al - 
  > 
  > 
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