<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE=
="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 5/26/03 5:43:04 AM Central Daylight=
Time, greyco@kingston.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT=
: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Two questions about agraffes...=
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2=
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">1.) Are agraffes loose enoug=
h to be used as string spacers, an accident waiting to happen? ( new entry l=
evel grand on showroom floor ) Yes, the factory workers used the agraffes as=
adjustments for the trichord damper felt.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR=
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2=
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">If agraffes are loose, they =
will create falls beats. There isn't enough room in the holes to space the s=
trings, but strings can be bent slightly to off set them enough to adjust da=
mpers. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2=
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">2.) In a decent quality gran=
d ( rhymes with hamburger ), on another showroom floor, would it be foolhard=
y of me to try to force a few misaligned agraffes far enough that the string=
s could be levelled in the same plane as the rest of them? These agraffes ar=
e tight, I could not budge them with the small agraffe tool that fits in the=
combination handle. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COL=
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">You can also level string sl=
ightly, by lifting them up with a string hook, or tapping on the them. It wo=
n' t be much, but enough to level the three strings. <BR>
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But as far as aligning Agraffes, unless they are out of alignment, I wouldn'=
t try to do that, unless you know they are loose. <BR>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Suggestions anyone? </FONT><=
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Thanks in advance,</FONT><FO=
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2=
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Owen Greyling</FONT><FONT C=
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
Wim</FONT></HTML>