My experience has been that they are not all on the same plane. Recently, the aggraffe was from Steinway, the piano was probably from the 20's or 30's and the aggraffe was the same height as the original ones and looked good, but the string holes were higher. Maybe we have to shave the bottom of the agraffe?? I don't have the tool to do it. I'm not sure what the deal is, if this is expected. About a month ago, I asked what was the newest, coolest way to remove broken aggraffes was and learned that by drilling two holes at 12 and 6 o'clock in the top of the broken stem, then using a screwdriver with a slot cut in the middle of it, I could turn the aggraffe out easily. It worked great and took only a couple of minutes!!! Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com> > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Subject: Agraffes > Date: Thursday, March 20, 1997 4:29 PM > > List... > > Rebuilding a Steinway M, 1918...No broken agraffes...Should I > replace them all? Is this in the era of overtighened agraffes? > Are new agraffes well made i.e. holes in the same plane...? > > Thanks in advance... > > David ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA
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