<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Another good point. Thanks David!<div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 8, 2013, at 11:43 AM, David Love wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>More consistent termination and functionally to maintain string alignment. They allow plate design that doesn't require straight line orientation from tuning pin to bridge pin.</div><div><br></div><div>David Love</div><div><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com/">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></div><div>415.407.8320</div><div><br></div></div><br><br>Terry Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>I don't have an answer, but rather another question:  Why DID agraffes become the standard (tenor & bass) on grand pianos?<div><br></div><div>Was it just because they look cool - a marketing tool like three pedals and the longest bass strings.....?<br><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 8, 2013, at 2:58 AM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div>I think primarily because of cost. There are some high end uprights that do have agraffes, but to keep the cost down on upright pianos they didn't. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Duaine Hechler <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] question about agraffes and uprights<br> <div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="AOLMsgPart_0_2defa913-7b29-4122-af06-17b2bf87fbec"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font size="2">Simple</font> question - why didn't agraffes become standard on uprights ? -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / <a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a> / <a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/" target="_blank">www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com</a> Home & Business user of Linux - 13 years </tt></pre> </div>  </div> </font></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>