[CAUT] Agraff levels

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I wrote: 
>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. 

 

Wim replies: 

It sounds like we're talking about two different issues. One is the 

level of the agraff itself, compared to the level of the of the plate. 


The other issue is the holes in the agraff, which is what I was 

referrring to. Although there might be very minute differnces in the 

plane of the holes compared to the top of the agraff, I think the holes 

themselves are level. << 

      I was talking about both of these deviations.  I have seen agraffe 
holes that were certainly not in the same plane as well as holes drilled in plates 
that were definitely canted. 
 

>>BTW, does Steinway make their own agraffs, or are they outsourced? >>

      It is my understanding that no piano maker makes their own agraffes, 
with the possible exception of Bechstein.  
 

Ed Foote RPT 
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