reamming Agraffes

[David Andersen]

>I'm cleaning a set from an old M&H.
>
>The brass is so soft that even the slightest pressure has the tool digging 
>deeply into the metal.
>Is burrs can easily be carved off with an Exact knife, it's so soft.
>
>I'd like to just replace them but the threads mic' at .280" (9/32).
>
>Stuck between a rock and a soft place...
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.

Hi Jon----my friend Brian Alexander (76251.2664@compuserve.com) has a 
good method.  Talk to him.

David Andersen