<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Avery asked: "<FONT size=+0>For my information. If one has to go to that much trouble, wouldn't it</FONT> <DIV><FONT size=+0>much easier/better to just replace them with new? Except maybe in antique</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>type of instrument? Just wondering why one would take that much time."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Avery,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>If I'm not mistaken, that was covered in Paul's article. Short version is: New agraffes aren't any better in some cases. They still require a lot of labor to get them right. Redoing the olde ones is my choice.<G> (I hate trial and error fitting of agraffes!grrrr)</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>