[CAUT] Agraffe noise

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Robert, what brand, size, age of piano are you talking about?
 
 
Ed
 
I don't quite understand what you are accomplishing by "hammering" the  
string into a new position. Could you explain further, please.
 
Thanks
 
Wim 
 



Greetings,  
>   Ok,  take a deep breath, make sure your eyes are  protected and try this: 
>Place a dull screwdriver blade approx 1/8"  from the agraffe,(not on the 
>speaking side,but between the proximal  side of the agraffe and the string 
rest 
>felt).  Hold the  screwdriver so that it is perpendicular to the string
>    Then, with a medium hammer, give the screwdriver a sharp rap, straight  
>downward.  This seems to allow the string to "hammer" itself into  a new 
seating.  
>I have done this for a number of years and only  had one string break,(and I 
>suspect that string was ready to break,  anyway).  
>  If the agraffe is loose enough to buzz,(which I  am not sure how it 
would), 
>you can turn them with an agraffe tool  while the strings are still on 
there. 
>Good luck,  




>Ed  Foote RPT 






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