<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I don't usually examine with a magnifier.  Just ream by feel until a get a smooth turn.  On this particular piano you can reach the agraffes with the short reamer I use without removing them, so I ended up just turning them 1/2 turn to do the other side.  Sometimes the plate extends so far past the reamer that you can't reach the agraffe and keep the reamer at 90 degrees.   I can't answer your question about welding the rod as I have not done that before.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>David Love</DIV> <DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=oleg-i@wanadoo.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@wanadoo.fr">Isaac OLEG</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A>;<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/5/2003 12:18:07 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Agraffe reaming</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I did not noticed you where reaming without unscrewing the agrafes. Is it convenient ? I prefer to have a close look inside the hole with a magnifier, but indeed placement problems arise when unscrewed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The rod is bronze beryllium I was said, but the references I see are about copper beryllium on the different web sites I find..</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Is bronze easy to weld on iron ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Best</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=022101420-05042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>