Ron asks >All of that effort. Why not just buy sparkling new ones and send > the old ones to the recycler? How old are the ones you're trying to "pretty > up?" I agree, new agraffes are the way to go, if possible. The buffing will not restor the taurus to the holes, and by the time you have cleaned them, and reamed them, you could justify the cost of new ones. Old ones are more likely to break, also. Especially after they have been retorqued! The one problem I have had with new ones is the older model Steinways that used the 7/32" thread. The new ones are cut smaller,sometimes so small that the threads strip out as you tighten them into the plate! Why we can't get 7/32" threads that measure the full .217" is beyond me, but every supplier I tried had undersize threads in this size. duh... Good luck, Ed Foote RPT
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