Bent Agraffes

[Tom Cole]

Randy,

The problem is not with the threaded hole but improperly made agraffes
which were consequently damaged upon installation. I hope that you
haven't wasted any time polishing the old ones. You'd be better off with
a new set.

Tom


PIANO2NR@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> 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

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Thomas A. Cole, RPT
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