[pianotech] finishing plates

[David Love]

Terry:

 

That would be Paul R-J.  

 

Denise:

 

I agree that painted agraffes look very cheesy but I do think they should be
removed and at least dressed (if not polished).  I always replace.  Once
they're out why not-unless it's one of those MHs where the thread diameter
and count are no longer produced.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Denise Rachel
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:02 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates

 

Hi,

 

One more idea to throw in here.  I dislike painted agraffes, so on pianos
where I am not replacing or refinishing them, I put bullet casings over them
during spraying.   The original agraffes stay clean.

 

D

 

 

On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Terry Farrell wrote:





Maybe someone can chime in and identify the  issue, but a couple years back
someone published an very thorough excellent article in the PTG Journal all
about prepping (shaping/polishing) new and used agraffes. I've been
following the procedures described in the article and find the results very
much worthwhile.

 

Terry Farrell

 

On Mar 2, 2010, at 7:20 AM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:





Al,

 

At what point do you replace agraffes rather than recondition them?  And do
you use this method on new ones as well as used?

Alan Eder

 

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