[CAUT] Polishing Agraffes

[David Love]

When I did it I used Flitz.  I don’t find Brasso to be quite abrasive enough
for this purpose.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Busby
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing Agraffes

 

Paul, Others,

 

I did look at what the reamer does, (er, leaves undone) and when compared to
what your method does, I’ll spend the extra time (As you prescribe). It’s
doesn’t take that long to make an agraffe excellent.

 

Also, I have looked at them after being strung then taken off (after your
method); it does maintain its shape, at least for the few weeks I had it on.
I think it’s because you actually seem to be doing something more than just
“making it pretty”. Do you have any pictures of this? (After your treatment
and put on the piano for a while, then removed.) This might be something you
should do.

 

Ed, I’ve tried the skewer and couldn’t get the same results. They either
broke prematurely, or simple didn’t shape it like the Q tip. I think the
Brasso on the Q tip is crucial. I’ve also tried the candy/sucker sticks
someone recommended with inferior results. The cotton/Brasso seems to be
best combination.

 

It takes about two ½ hours to do Paul’s method, but I let one of the
students do it. Keeps them out of my hair.

 

Jim

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:49 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing Agraffes

 

 

 

In a message dated 9/24/2009 8:03:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes:

One light turn with one of those little reamers 

Take a close look (with a decent microscope) at the results of using the
reamer. You might be startled. All they do is (mostly) get rid of the string
cut, leaving large chatter marks in the brass perpendicular to the string
plane. 

 

I suppose you spend a great deal of time on bridges; I do. Why not treat the
other end of the speaking length with equal care? My take.

 

P

 

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