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<DIV>If it is possible to break an agraffe, I figure I will do that =
someday.
Your idea sounds interesting. Could you please explain the "fish tail"
tip?</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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title=jonpage@mediaone.net>Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 24, =
2000 4:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Agraffe =
Trouble</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Somewhere in the archives is a procedure =
I in
which I used MarineTex<BR>to reconstruct the threads. I think the =
thread was:
"Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat"<BR><BR>But there is a lot =
of
reading in there on the subject anyways,<BR><BR>The best agraffe =
remover is a
'fish tail' tip ground into a small screw driver.<BR><BR>Best of
Luck,<BR><BR>Jon Page<BR><BR>At 03:41 PM 09/24/2000 -0400, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">List, <BR><BR>I have a piano in my shop =
about
ready to be restrung. The plate is out of <BR>the piano and =
I'm
replacing the agraffes. Two original agraffes broke in the =
<BR>process
of removal, likely due to something that had been spilled onto the =
<BR>plate
and froze them in place a few years back. =
<BR><BR>Drilling down
the center with a 1/8' bit, and turning with an EZ out worked <BR>on =
one. I tried drilling out the rest of the other agraffe =
with
<BR>progressively larger bits, stopping short of 7/32". I =
hoped that
the bit <BR>would follow the brass, and not bugger up the iron =
plate.
<BR><BR>Opps!! Stripped the threads in the plate.<BR><BR>So =
now I need
to plug and tap the hole. Any hints? Not having done =
this
<BR>before, I'm wondering if it is a fairly straight forward =
procedure, or
is <BR>there someone I should have do this for me. =
<BR><BR>They say if
you aren't making mistakes, you aren't learning, =
right!?<BR><BR>Guess I'm
learning.<BR><BR>Humbly,<BR><BR>Gordon Large, RPT<BR>Mt. Vernon,
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