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<DIV><SPAN class=277533810-06042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Paul,
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size=2>Impressing nice pictures, do you lacquer the agrafes in the end =
? I've
seen gold painted agraffes and the inside was showing lacquer marks,some =
strings
where duller in that case </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=277533810-06042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>(while
I thought that when stringing , the inside of the hole is probably =
cleaned some
by the passing wire and the friction).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=277533810-06042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
guess you protect the inside before lacquering ? I wonder too if =
electrolyze can
be used efficiently to cover them with some plating.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=277533810-06042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>How
long does it take to have these shiny agrafes ? Did you use an ultra =
sound
device as used in jewelry to clean the old gunk . I don't understand the =
process
to buff them everywhere as nicely.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=277533810-06042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Best
Regards, and always <FONT color=#000000>have always enjoyed your posts =
on the
forum !</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000000></FONT><BR>.>)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Isaac OLEG<BR><BR>Entretien et réparation de
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la =
part
de</B> Yardarm103669107@aol.com<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> =
dimanche 6 avril 2003
08:11<BR><B>À :</B> =
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: Agraffe
reaming<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
lang=0 face=Arial
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 4/5/2003 8:12:49 PM =
Central
Standard Time, RNossaman@cox.net writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">Doesn't sound to me like much of a time saving =
<BR>convenience
over just replacing them.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ron:<BR><BR>At
http://motspheres.com/blank3.html you'll find a partial set of =
pictures I've
taken over the last year or so which lead me to believe that 1) =
reaming just
duplicates the original bad geometry of the termination, and 2) =
replacing
agraffes with new ones still requires a great deal of preparation, the =
same as
with old ones as a matter of fact. This set of pictures will be =
augmented in
the future with some others illustrating where certain noises come =
from in
that termination. The whole point is that each agraffe, new or old, =
needs to
be consistently treated to polish the termination into a true curved =
shape,
although it is impossible to duplicate a fine capo shape with the =
offset
towards the counterbearing segment. Some agraffe sets in better made =
pianos
are in fact canted toward the singing length to create that offset.
<BR><BR>Paul Revenko-Jones</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>