[pianotech] finishing plates

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Thanks for this, Al.  So Iit sounds like there is a threshold beyond which the polishing does not correct for the deformation?


Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 4:56 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates


Alan, I remove some to check them out closely. If I see any deformation, I replace them. Yes, I do polish to new one also.
 
Al - 
High Point, NC

From: reggaepass at aol.com 
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:20 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates



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




-----Original Message-----
From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 4:23 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates


I don't always remove or replace them. When they are in good condition, I use Q-tips with Flitz polish on my drill. It does a good job of polishing and smoothing out the agraffes. 
 
Al - 
High Point, NC 
 
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From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> 
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:45 PM 
To: <pianotech at ptg.org> 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates 
 
> What's the problem with just spraying the hitchpins? Also, under what 
> circumstances when you are spraying the plate would you not remove the 
> agraffes either to replace or recondition? 
> 
> David Love 
> www.davidlovepianos.com 
> 
> 
> 
> Sounds like the best system to me. Heat shrink is on my shopping list > also. 
> 
> Now tell me how to deal with the agraffes when they are not being > replaced. 
> 
> Al - 
> 
> 


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