<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Are you sure that the old agraffes are not salvagable with reaming and polishing.  Paul Revenko-Jones posted a procedure and some pictures about reconditioning old agraffes on the list a year or two ago.  You might check it out.  I had a similar problem with a MH not too long ago.  Finding replacements proved to be impossible for the entire set.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/27/2004 7:07:33 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Odd Agraffe Size</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wish to replace a set of agraffes on an 1890s Knabe grand. It appears the thread diameter is slightly larger than a standard 7/32" agraffe. I suppost others have run across this odd thread size? If so, any solutions? Are replacements available anywhere? Drill and tap for 1/4"?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>