The Q-tip alone does not do the work. The polishing agent and some pressure (abrasive and heat--from the speed of the Foredom) accomplish the shaping very nicely. Until you try it, you won't know how easy it is. :-) P In a message dated 11/27/2009 10:23:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes: Yes, I appreciated that. Those pictures were exactly what I was talking about but it’s hard to imagine that a q-tip would actually perform any real shaping—I was hoping to get it done in my lifetime. So I was mostly interested in establishing the shape. In the meantime a tip came in from Del which I think did answer my question and which I decided to pass on. The polishing issue was really a secondary one as I’m not sure how important the “ polish” part of this particular procedure really is, especially since they’ re relatively invisible. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 8:09 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] agraffe prep redux David: Since I sent pictures of half-agraffes, I guessed that was what you were talking about! :-) Gentle pressure with the Q-tip works well enough to get a shaped and polished surface. I've done it many times on these--Knabes and the Chickering which was pictured. Paul In a message dated 11/27/2009 8:01:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes: A little off the original subject. These are half agraffes I'm talking about for which a q-tip is relatively useless because they're open on one side and you won't be able to give a "gentle shove" and have them stay in contact with the string bearing surface. The recommendation I got from Del was to us a small, fine rat tail file and bevel them carefully at a 45 degree angle on the speaking side. Clean them up with a brass brush and don't worry too much about the non speaking side, FWIW. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of William Monroe Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:21 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] agraffe prep redux Jude, Like Paul, I find the Q-tip (when given a gentle shove) does well to take the necessary shape when polishing. I think the photos give a pretty good example. William R. Monroe I like the idea of polishing the agraffe holes with Q-tips (and Paul's photos microscopic images certainly made a nice demonstration), but I have not been able to find any Q-tips where the diameter of the shank allowed me to get in deep enough. As a result I still continue to floss with a very high grit abrasive cord. Q-tip suggestions? Jude Reveley, RPT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091128/e3b708b8/attachment-0001.htm>
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