A little off the original subject. These are half agraffes I'm talking about for which a q-tip is relatively useless because they're open on one side and you won't be able to give a "gentle shove" and have them stay in contact with the string bearing surface. The recommendation I got from Del was to us a small, fine rat tail file and bevel them carefully at a 45 degree angle on the speaking side. Clean them up with a brass brush and don't worry too much about the non speaking side, FWIW. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of William Monroe Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 5:21 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] agraffe prep redux Jude, Like Paul, I find the Q-tip (when given a gentle shove) does well to take the necessary shape when polishing. I think the photos give a pretty good example. William R. Monroe I like the idea of polishing the agraffe holes with Q-tips (and Paul's photos microscopic images certainly made a nice demonstration), but I have not been able to find any Q-tips where the diameter of the shank allowed me to get in deep enough. As a result I still continue to floss with a very high grit abrasive cord. Q-tip suggestions? Jude Reveley, RPT
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