<html> <font size=3>At 06:59 AM 12/20/2000 -0600, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Hi all,<br> Carol's post brought up something I've wondered about from time to time.<br> Since I don't often get the "opportunity" to pull agraffes out of new<br> pianos, I wonder if anyone here has information on who's using what for<br> agraffe stud diameters and threading. Then there are differing hole heights<br> above the seat, hole spacing, etc. I just wonder how many different<br> non-interchangeable "traditional" agraffe types are being put in current<br> production pianos out there. <br> <br> Ron N </blockquote><br> An agraffe standard which SHOULD be implemented is to cut a slot in the bottom<br> of the stud. That way when the agraffe breaks (I mean IF ;-) a small screw driver<br> can be inserted from the bottom and the stud removed. A simple cure for a <br> complex extrication.<br> <br> I heard about this idea from John McDonald RPT, RI Chapter.<br> <br> Regards,</font><br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>