[pianotech] Managing agraffes was Increasing bridge height

[Mike Spalding]

Most of the techniques we use for broken agraffe removal depend on the 
threads being absolutely free.  How reversible is it?

Jude Reveley/Absolute Piano wrote:
> We're not talking CA or epoxy here. That would be just plain mean. 
> Thread lock comes in a reversible form and may well serve as a 
> prophylactic against any potential rattling. I figure the pressure of 
> the strings pulling up on the agraffe serves as another form of thread 
> tightener.
>  
> Jude Reveley, RPT
> Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC
> Lowell, Massachusetts
> (978) 323-4545
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Porritt, David <mailto:dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
>     *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:24 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Managing agraffes was Increasing bridge
>     height
>
>     If you use “thread lock” on the agraffes and one needs to be
>     replaced you will probably be cursed quite thoroughly at some
>     point.  Don’t leave your name in the piano anywhere.
>
>      
>
>     dp
>
>      
>
>     David M. Porritt, RPT
>
>     _dporritt at smu.edu_ <mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>
>