[pianotech] Agraffe Reduction

[David Love]

With the modern agraffe with a beveled foot you don’t really need to do
that.  You can turn the agraffe easily ¼ to ½ turn once it bottoms out and
the cast iron against the thin edge of the foot will do the reduction for
you.  If you are using an older agraffe with a flat bottom you need to be
more careful otherwise you stress the stem joint.  Another reason to replace
rather than recondition older agraffes, especially since some of the older
agraffe stem joints are already stressed to the point of being weakened.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Steven Hopp
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:03 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Agraffe Reduction

 


 Hello David,
 
I am removing material to facilitate alignment not to raise or lower the
height of the agraffe.
 
Best wishes,
 
Steven Hopp
Midland, TX

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From: davidlovepianos at comcast.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 06:59:06 -0800
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Agraffe Reduction

I meant if you “can’t remove a small amount
”

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 6:57 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Agraffe Reduction

 

Just curious.  What’s the issue that you have to remove just a small amount
of material on only one agraffe?  Since washers and removing material change
the height in opposite directions are you considering raising the level of
all the other ones if you can remove a small amount of material from the
one?

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

 
Is there a method for reducting agraffe's without using the washers or the
actual reducing tool.  I only have one to do and need just a little material
removed.  If not I will order what is needed in the washers but would like
to not have to wait for an order to come.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Steven Hopp
Midland, TX

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