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<font size=3>At 10:32 PM 06/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:<snip><br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Second, agraffes don't make the system
inherently more stable than a capo.<br>
They may require a little different tuning technique, but there won't
be<br>
any real difference in stability. Ron N </font></blockquote><br>
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The difference in tuning between the agraffe and capo sections I think is
the counter bearing felt<br>
in the tenor section. This felt offers more friction than a metal counter
bearing bar and as such<br>
the capo section is easier to tune.<br>
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I've replaced this felt with a half round brass bar on a Baldwin R last
year and tuning is easier in<br>
that section. Would the piano gods send me spinets for eternity
when I install a brass counter<br>
bearing bar in the tenor section of a S&S L this summer ? I
have a few pianos I would be happy<br>
to burn in sacrifice to appease them if necessary.<br>
<br>
<font size=3>Regards,</font><br>
Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
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