[CAUT] Agraff levels

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<< particularly obstreperous D I got down close and checked.  The 
agraffe was cock-eyed! Look closely on some pianos and you will note 
the agraffes aren't always parallel to the same plane from one to the 
next...Grrrrr! >>

Greetings, 
   Yes, it amazes me that the Standard Piano of the World is built so 
carelessly.  It is not at all uncommon to find Steinways with the agraffe holes in 
the plate bored so poorly that there is no way to bend the wires to accomdate a 
truly level hammer strike point. The entire agraffe is canted to one 
side,(usually the treble) When this problem is accompanied by poorly made agraffes, 
there is a real mess.  I usually have several hammers that are slightly crooked 
on the strike point in order to make even contact with the strings.  
     And I still don't understand why it is so difficult for the factory to 
space the agraffes evenly!  
Regards,



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