<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>Robert, what brand, size, age of piano are you talking about?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Ed</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't quite understand what you are accomplishing by "hammering" the string into a new position. Could you explain further, please.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000>Greet= ings, <BR>>   Ok,  take a deep breath, make sure your eyes are= protected and try this: <BR>>Place a dull screwdriver blade approx 1/8"= from the agraffe,(not on the <BR>>speaking side,but between the proxima= l side of the agraffe and the string rest <BR>>felt).  Hold the screwdriver so that it is perpendicular to the string<BR>>   Then, with a medium hammer, give the screwdriver a sharp rap, straight <BR>>downward.  This seems to allow the string to "hammer" itself = into a new seating.  <BR>>I have done this for a number of years and on= ly had one string break,(and I <BR>>suspect that string was ready to break= , anyway).  <BR>>  If the agraffe is loose enough to buzz,(whic= h I am not sure how it would), <BR>>you can turn them with an agraffe tool while the strings are still on there. <BR>>Good luck, <BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000>>Ed Foote RPT <BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>