---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Thank you, thank you, thank you! It took more time to assemble the items in my agraffe repair kit than it did to do the actual repair. The agraffe had broken off at the top of the threaded stem, so I center punched it and used a left handed drill bit turning counter clockwise and the agraffe stem came right out! I did lose the beckets of the wire, but was able to reuse the bass strings. Thanks to you guys I can now do this confidently and quickly. My agraffe repair kit is in a small plastic tool case, with a combination t-handle, an agraffe turning tool, an assortment of agraffes (single, double, triple) an assortment of left hand drill bits, an assortment of easy outs, a 1/4" tap wrench, and a tap for both sizes of agraffe threads, and JB Weld (just in case). Interestingly, the tone on the unison with the new agraffe is much more pleasant. The rest of the piano is loud and harsh and terrible, but the unison with the new agraffe actually sounds pretty good. Perhaps the spacing of the new agraffe holes is different and the strings are now in a new position on the hammer. But possibly the old agraffes are so worn and grooved from string contact that the strings are just buzzing and noisy from poor terminations? Next time I restring I am seriously going to consider installing new agraffes if it will help the tone. Happy Saint Patricks Day! David Vanderhoofven Joplin, MO At 10:05 AM 3/4/2005, you wrote: >What a coincidence! My first tuning of the day, and there is a broken >agraffe in the bass (Kimball microgrand). This will be a first for me. I >never thought I would need to use this information, but I am ready to do >this repair, thanks to all of you on the list. I have printed out all the >recent information about broken agraffe removal and replacement and am in >the midst of putting together an agraffe replacement kit. > >This list is a blessing, and you guys are great! I will keep you posted. > >Thanks! >David Vanderhoofven >Joplin, MO ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: agraffe1.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 31561 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/90/72/4d/7b/agraffe1.JPG ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: agraffe2.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 27586 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c0/4d/b0/44/agraffe2.JPG ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: agraffe3.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 17442 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/81/d6/d2/91/agraffe3.JPG ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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