The place where we want the strings to be level is at the strike point, not at the plate. It should be possible to fix a straight edge at the strike line and set agraffe heights with a string stretched from bridge to agraffe. Not to claim I have done it this way, yet. Ed Sutton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] agraffe replacement > On 7/18/2011 3:46 PM, Alan Eder wrote: >> Ron, >> >> You index height across the tops of the strings instead of the tops >> of >> the agraffes, and you're covered either way. >> >> But that would be after the piano is already strung right? Or am I >> missing something here (wouldn't be the first time!)? > > If you can use a stretched string or thread to square up the agraffe, you > can use it to check height too. It indexes on the top of the hole just > like the wire next to it, so it's an accurate indicator. Si? > > Ron N
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