<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625163616-01112006><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000>Pianotek sells such a device. On page D-30. Called an agraffe counterbore.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625163616-01112006><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625163616-01112006><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625163616-01112006><FONT face=Garamond color=#800000></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625163616-01112006> <P><FONT size=2>--Alan McCoy, RPT<BR>Inland Northwest Chapter<BR>Spokane, WA<BR>ahm@webband.com</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>piannaman@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> agraffe/agraffe shaving jig?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> Hi all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I replaced a broken agraffe on a Sohmer 57 grand that's 31 years old, but the shoulder is too high, which leaves the strings too high as well.  It works, more or less, but it sounds kind of buzzy at the moment.  I want to get the job done correctly.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The shoulder on the stock Schaff agraffes is 1/8" thick, I believe, and what I need is closer to 1/16".  If anybody has 1/4" agraffes with a 1/16" shoulder, I'll gladly purchase them.  I need one for a bicord.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>IN the absence of that, does anyone have a way of shaving down the shoulders for a better fit?  And would this affect the its ability to thread into the plate?  Former chapter member Carl Meyer, rest his soul, almost certainly had just the device (and advice) I need...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target=_blank><B>Check out the new AOL</B></A>. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>