Hi, Dave, At 01:00 PM 6/13/2005, you wrote: >Thanks Horace > >I did find a Dana Johnson in Huntington Beach and left a message. Will see >what happens. Cool. Hope it works out. > Also might have replaced all the agraffes if Scott hadn't already > strung it with the exception of the bass. I'm not too concerned about > further breakage since they broke only when being turned out and were > otherwise OK. Next time I might change my mind. Yup. > Still I would like to preserve the original string spacing if possible. One of the advantages of finding a machinist to work with is that, with a good one, you can get _exactly_ what you need. I once rebuilt an ancient Pleyel harp which had about half of the pedal mechanism missing...pedals, control rods, linkages, tuning disks, etc...it was a nightmare. Being able to work from minimal drawings and samples to reconstruct (as nearly as possible) what had been present made a huge difference. > Thanks for the input. Most welcome! Best. Horace >Dave > > >At 11:10 AM 6/13/2005 -0700, you wrote: > >>Dave, >> >>If he is still in business, Dana Johnson, of Huntington Beach, CA (Sorry, >>that's the best contact information I have at present) can make those >>agraffes to order. He can duplicate what you have from samples and/or >>work from diagrams/descriptions. >> >>If two have broken, it might be a good idea to simply replace them all. >> >>Best. >> >>Horace >> >> >>At 10:43 AM 6/13/2005, you wrote: >>>Jeff >>> >>>They do indeed but are the 1/4 " shank. We are trying to stay with the >>>originals since the string spacing is quite different than the new >>>replacements. >>> >>>Dave >>> >>> >>>At 12:24 PM 6/13/2005 -0400, you wrote: >>>>Order them from Steinway. Steinway sells two different widths of >>>>bichord agraffes. The string height will be different with the supply >>>>house agraffes. I'd replace them all. >>>> >>>>Jeff >>>> >>>>On Monday, June 13, 2005, at 12:12 PM, David Severance wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>Fellow techs >>>>> >>>>>We are restringing an old Steinway C and in the process of removing >>>>>the agraffes broke two in the bichord section. These are the long >>>>>7/32 " shank which are still available from the supply houses but have >>>>>a much wider head than the current replacements. Anyone have a few of >>>>>these in their shop or know of a source? Thanks. >>>>> >>>>>David Severance >>>>>School of Music >>>>>Washington State University >>>>>Pullman, WA 99164 >>>>>severanc@mail.wsu.edu >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>>>Jeff Tanner, RPT >>>>School Of Music >>>>University of South Carolina >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >>_______________________________________________ >>caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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