I use the tool from Pianotek. It works great - just a little dab 'll do ya! I also use their reamer - works reall nice and easy. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Thanks: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off > It's easier to take a bit off the bottom of the agraffe. I believe Pianotek > sells a tool for just such a task. As brass is quite soft, you can use it > as a hand tool to make fine adjustments without adding washers. > > David Love > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Foster" <pno2nr@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: December 13, 2001 4:19 PM > Subject: Thanks: Re: agraffes on - agraffes off > > > > > > List, > > > > Many thanks to the person who made the suggestion (I forget who it was > now) > > about swapping agraffes in order to get them lined up without using shims. > > I tried that yesterday on a Steinway A, and in most cases it worked quite > > well. Switching one agraffe that was turned too far with one that was not > > turned far enough seemed to do the trick for each of them. I still had to > > use about a dozen or so shims here and there, but that's not bad for a > whole > > set. Plus, it presents the agraffe replacement job as a kind of puzzle, > > making it more enjoyable. > > > > One tip I have not seen published here involves using a flat 3/8" speedbit > > to remove a little (a little now!) material from the agraffe recesses. > The > > spur keeps the bit centered in the agraffe hole. This has worked well for > > me for those agraffes that are just shy of lining up. > > > > Dave Foster > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > >
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