---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 12:15 PM +0100 21/2/04, c Granas wrote: > >I have never seen it, but I have been told that Stuart pianos from >the Land Down Under also have this agraffe set-up on their bridges >or something like that. I also wouldn't mind seeing a picture of it, >but my understanding is that the agraffes are of the type that are >split down the midddle and look (from above) as a big screw head >(flat screwdriver), with one of the sides lower than the other and >with holes for the strings drilled at the base of the taller side. >I've often seen such agraffes on various pianos. I wonder if this is >what Stuart pianos have on their bridges. Jean-Jacques, here are some images of the Stuart agraffes; http://overspianos.com.au/strtagr1.jpg http://overspianos.com.au/strtagr2.jpg I'm not breaching any copyright with the images here, since I took the photos and scanned them myself. The silicon is there to control agraffe string noise (there is very little string clearance between the string and the agraffe string slots. Ron O. -- OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY Grand Piano Manufacturers _______________________ Web http://overspianos.com.au mailto:info@overspianos.com.au _______________________ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/80/4f/ce/33/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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