Agraffe Repair Technique

[Richard Moody]

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> From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Agraffe Repair Technique
> Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 12:40 PM
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>  For whatever reason the failure rate on some S&S instruments is more than on 
> others..............I am of the opinion it has more to do with the original 
> setting of the agraffes than the agraffe itself.  On 'some' instruments there 
> is a very obvious 'twist' to the portion of the agraffe where the holes 
> are......as if rather than removing the agraffe and grinding or shimming as 
> needed the belly man just twisted
> the thingge into place after it was seated already....................
> Jim Bryant (FL)

The converse could be true.  If the agraffe is too loose could it "rattle" causing
buzzings or "dampen" the string somewhat? Nah probably what the "ski slope" is for. 
 But now I am wondering why there are no duplexes in the agraffe section.---ric