So what shape should they be? And exactly with what tool and how do you go about reaming a new, improperly shaped agraffe? Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Overs Pianos" <sec@overspianos.com.au> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:19 AM Subject: Re: agraffes > David wrote; > > >1. Is there any difference in quality between agraffes purchased > >from various suppliers or do they all come from the same source? > > There is a huge difference in quality. Don't assume that agraffes > from a more expensive piano will be higher quality either. > > >2. Should the countersink of the holes be reamed to insure > >uniformity and proper shape of the inside of the eye? It has not > >occurred to me to do this to new agraffes before, but given recent > >buzzing problems with some new agraffes, I am wondering. > > Indeed, a few years ago when we were reshaping agraffe holes on a > regular basis, we decided to try new agraffes from a manufacturer of > high repute (since we weren't entirely satisfied with our hole > reshaping - still the occasional noisy one). To our horror, the new > ones were considerably worse than our reshaped agraffes. > > In recent years, even when using new replacement agraffes, we always > reshape the string holes. Cut a couple of new agraffes through the > string holes and inspect the hole profiles with a light and > magnifying glass. You will often find yourself 'reaching' for that > descriptive word, 'ordinary'. > > Regards, > > Ron O > -- > > _________________________ > > Website: http://www.overspianos.com.au > Email: mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au > _________________________
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