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<body class='hmmessage'>Matt,<BR>
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Pianotek has a pretty slick agraffe repair threaded insert that should fix you right up.<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><EM><FONT color=#330033><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#330000> Michael Spreeman </FONT><BR></FONT></EM><FONT color=#000066><A href="http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/">http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com</A></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>
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> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:04:06 -0500<BR>> From: rustraze@optonline.net<BR>> Subject: botched agraffe stem removal<BR>> To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>> <BR>> Hi All:<BR>> <BR>> I've got an S&S parlor grand where a broken agraffe at the top of the <BR>> tenor section was not removed well as a result, there's been serious <BR>> thread damage and at this point, I think tapping for a larger agraffe <BR>> is needed. Yamaha-style agraffes have a wide enough diameter but <BR>> taps are not readily available locally as the thread is superfine. I <BR>> have not called Yamaha or S&S yet, as I plan to, but I was thinking <BR>> that maybe some here have run into this problem and may be able to <BR>> offer some sagely advice as to the best way to proceed. Maybe <BR>> there's some type of helicoil kit available?<BR>> <BR>> -Matt<BR>> <BR><br /><hr />The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. <a href='http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body>
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