Bent Agraffes

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Randy,
You may be looking at the results of the agraff being installed cross
threaded.
Recommend using a tap to chase the thread and use a new agraff.
Joe Goss

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> From: PIANO2NR@AOL.COM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Bent Agraffes
> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 8:12 PM
> 
> 1920'S vintage Steinway O in shop for new block. Agraffes removed for 
> polishing.  4 agraffes in treble section have noticeable bend in threaded

> portion. Its a wonder they did not break on removal.  Has anyone ever run

> into this?  Could the threaded hole in the casting be distorted somehow
to 
> cause this?
> 
> Randy Mangus, RPT