[CAUT] Polishing Agraffes

[PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com]

I wouldn't use Brasso. It contains too much ammonia. Noxon has less and we  
use that as a starter cleanser, then move through Flitz and Wenol.
 
P
 
 
In a message dated 9/24/2009 11:10:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes:

 
When  I did it I used Flitz.  I don’t find Brasso to be quite abrasive 
enough  for this purpose.   
 
David  Love 
www.davidlovepianos.com
 
 
From:  caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim  
Busby
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 PM
To:  caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing  Agraffes

Paul,  Others, 
I  did look at what the reamer does, (er, leaves undone) and when compared 
to  what your method does, I’ll spend the extra time (As you prescribe). It’
s  doesn’t take that long to make an agraffe excellent. 
Also,  I have looked at them after being strung then taken off (after your 
method);  it does maintain its shape, at least for the few weeks I had it 
on. I think  it’s because you actually seem to be doing something more than 
just “making it  pretty”. Do you have any pictures of this? (After your 
treatment and  put on the piano for a while, then removed.) This might be 
something you  should do. 
Ed,  I’ve tried the skewer and couldn’t get the same results. They either 
broke  prematurely, or simple didn’t shape it like the Q tip. I think the 
Brasso on  the Q tip is crucial. I’ve also tried the candy/sucker sticks 
someone  recommended with inferior results. The cotton/Brasso seems to be best  
combination. 
It  takes about two ½ hours to do Paul’s method, but I let one of the 
students do  it. Keeps them out of my hair. 
Jim 
 
 
From:  caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of  
PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:49  PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing  Agraffes

 

 

 
In a  message dated 9/24/2009 8:03:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes:

One  light turn with one of those little reamers  
 
Take  a close look (with a decent microscope) at the results of using the  
reamer. You might be startled. All they do is (mostly) get rid of the string 
 cut, leaving large chatter marks in the brass perpendicular to the string  
plane. 
 

 
I  suppose you spend a great deal of time on bridges; I do. Why not treat 
the  other end of the speaking length with equal care? My take.
 

 
P
 




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