agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?

[piannaman at aol.com]

I guess I have the old catalogue.  There are two in there.
 
Turns out, Pianotek has agraffes that will probably work, or will require a minimum of shaving at most!
 
Thanks to all who responded.  Some great suggestions.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ahm at webband.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?


What do you mean? There is only one size counterbore tool in the catalogue that I can see. 
 
BTW another thing you might try is chuck the agraffe lightly in your drill press and put it on the lowest speed. Clamp a mill file in your vise. Lower the quill. Might work, but it might make a helluva mess of the agraffe! I haven't tried it. I have used the counterbore though, and it works. Using Isaac's method with coarse emery cloth sounds like a good way to go, and cheaper.
 
Alan




From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of piannaman at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:35 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?


Thanks for the info, Alan.  I wonder why the 1/4" costs so much more than the 7/16"?
 
 
Dave Stahl





 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ahm at webband.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 8:45 AM
Subject: RE: agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?


Pianotek sells such a device. On page D-30. Called an agraffe counterbore.
 
Alan
 
--Alan McCoy, RPT
Inland Northwest Chapter
Spokane, WA
ahm at webband.com 




From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of piannaman at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:54 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?


 Hi all,
 
I replaced a broken agraffe on a Sohmer 57 grand that's 31 years old, but the shoulder is too high, which leaves the strings too high as well.  It works, more or less, but it sounds kind of buzzy at the moment.  I want to get the job done correctly.
 
The shoulder on the stock Schaff agraffes is 1/8" thick, I believe, and what I need is closer to 1/16".  If anybody has 1/4" agraffes with a 1/16" shoulder, I'll gladly purchase them.  I need one for a bicord.
 
IN the absence of that, does anyone have a way of shaving down the shoulders for a better fit?  And would this affect the its ability to thread into the plate?  Former chapter member Carl Meyer, rest his soul, almost certainly had just the device (and advice) I need...
 
Thanks,
 
Dave Stahl

Dave Stahl Piano Service
650-224-3560
dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
http://dstahlpiano.net/






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