[CAUT] When to restring...

[Ron Nossaman]

PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com wrote:
> Ron:
>  
> Great photo! It makes me feel as if I'm looking at something that wants 
> me to take it to my leader, or, barring that, eat me.

I might have gotten beamed up. I'm not really sure. Everything 
looks so - strange...


> Actually, I'm curious about the origin of this agraffe. What kind of 
> piano is it from, how old, where in the scale is it from, etc. The wear 
> pattern is unusual in that there appears to be only a single string 
> contact point instead of the usual two.

It's most likely out of a D, because there's a couple of 
pianos worth in this jar, and the last two through the shop 
have been Ds. One was 1965, the other 1953. Where in the 
scale? Can't say if it's bass or tenor. The jar may know, but 
it won't say. That's been my experience with jars in general 
through the years. The usual two contact points? Looks like I 
need to dig into past jars and saw more agraffes apart.
Ron N