I also have to replace an >agraffe when I return. A previous tech had attempted a replacement before, >but looks like he chose the wrong type of agraffe. That, or the plate >threads were messed up, and he didn't want to fiddle with it anymore. The >replaced agraffe was higher than its neighbors. This was intentionally left >this way because the hammer height was raised in an attempt to keep the >touch the same as the others. This will be my first agraffe replacement, >and I figure I can at least do better than that. :-) > > >John Formsma >Blue Mountain, MS Better get a Steinway agraffe! They're expensive (what isn't at Steinway?), but they fit. If tri-chord, Steinway has both wide and narrow. Be sure of which one. There are also 2 shank diameters. Jeff Jeff Tanner, Piano Technician School of Music University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 (phone) (803)-777-6508 (fax)
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