This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Marshall connolly asked: "I was called in to assess (and hopefully) = repair a broken agraffe in a =3D Steinway B at a local college. The agraffe "malfunction" occurred =3D during the last tuning, and the tuner attempted to drill out the =3D agraffe, but rather than drilling, and using an easy-out to remove the = =3D broken portion, she and her husband tried to simply drill out the hole = =3D in the plate. They drilled with a bit larger than the original agraffe hole, and now = =3D even the largest of my agraffe assortment isn't large enough to fill the = =3D hole after retapping. I am left thinking that the only remedy may be to = =3D retap and have a machinist fabricate an agraffe, as the Steinway =3D agraffes simply swim around in this hole. =3D20 Any recommendations about remedying this problem (shy of replacing the = =3D plate) would be truly appreciated. Marshall,=20 I would suggest Steel epoxy. I had an "Oopsie" on grand rebuild, many = years ago and inadvertantly "drilled" the agraffe hole on note 88! = Yikes! (Cold Sweats Time, fer sur!) I repaired it with Steel epoxy and = it's still holding. It is not noticeable, as the "flange" of the agraffe = covers the epoxy. I swabbed the hole and taped the underside; placed the = agraffe in position and let set for two days. Put the strings on, (while = doing heavy praying), chipped to pitch and let it set a few days more = just to be sure it would hold. As Skooby Do says: "Rotsa Ruck"!<G> If that won't work on this situation, then I would suggest the = "Insta-Coil" technique. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4c/b6/fb/3f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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