[CAUT] Agraffe noise

[A440A@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/04 9:35:17 AM, Wimblees@aol.com writes:

<< By giving the string a rap straight  downwards, it snaps back upwards on 
its 
own elasticity, hitting the top of  the string hole in the agraffe.  This 
seems 
to often seat the string  in the agraffe.  I don't know exactly how or why it 
works so often,  but I have successfully removed agraffe sizzles with this 
procedure for  years.  

Wim asks: 
 
>> How did you discover this unique 'repair? >>

     I was desperate.  There was a recording session in progress, this was a 
note that had to be played, and Porter Wagner told me to do whatever I had to 
do to make the piano work, "rat now, Ed". 
  That was around 1978, or so.  Been banging on them, ever since. 
Regards, 

Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html