What about Pianotech's agraffe reamers? Advice on
their safe use ???
Thump
--- A440A@aol.com wrote:
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>
> 2. What is your favorite method of agraffe reaming?
> >>
>
> I take a 7 or 8 inch piece of heavy, heavy piece of
> bass string core and roll
> it between two files to form a round rasp about one
> inch from the end. Then,
> I swedge this roughened section with a hammer until
> it doesn't quite fit
> through the agraffe hole. Cut so that there is about
> 1/8" of smooth wire in front
> of the swedge section and chuck it in a small
> electric drill.
> The swedging profile will make a very mild
> burnisher/rasp that forms a
> reverse funnel shape, (I know, it is not a true
> taurus) in the agraffe. This
> has worked well for me for years. It removes very
> little brass, but cleans out
> all the corrosion and a small amount of the
> indentation in the top of the
> agraffe holes, allowing the new wire to seat itself
> firmly and without noise.
> The length of the wire also allow me to 'steer'
> the tool into the
> agraffes in the same direction the string will be
> approaching it.
> Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
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