Agraffes

[Tom Myler]

(Here we go again)    You didn't tell us which kind of agraffe it was-
wood, or ABS ?



Myler, Tom

"When all else fails, do it  right"



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> From: Mark Graham <magraham@baldwinw.edu>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@byu.edu>
> Subject: Agraffes
> Date: Tuesday, September 24, 1996 7:33 PM
>
> I haven't replaced more than 3 agraffes in my life. One broke on the
older
> of two Steinway D's on stage. We can live without it for about a week.
>
> But here's the problem. I was using a #2 easy-out extractor. Drilled the
> correct size hole. The easy-out wouldn't grip. I put a #3 extractor in,
> and it gripped. But as I started turning it, the tip of it broke off
about
> flush with the brass. So now what do I do? Get a diamond tip bit and
drill
> all over again? I'm wondering why I couldn't budge the piece of the
> agraffe. Can one use Liquid Wrench or something similar to loosen it? I'm
> afraid now I might destroy the threads.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. It's a 7/32" agraffe, if that matters. I'm
> going out of town for a week starting Thursday night, so if anyone feels
> like answering before then, I could use the moral support if nothing
else!
> Thanks, Mark Graham, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music