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  • 1.  closely spaced agraffes

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-29-2018 20:00
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    Hi everyone,
    How do you deal with agraffes that are so closely spaced you can't fit the standard agraffe wrench between them to turn them?
    thanks,
    Scott

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    Scott Cole, RPT
    rvpianotuner.com
    Talent, OR
    (541-601-9033
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  • 2.  RE: closely spaced agraffes

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-29-2018 20:31
    Hi Scott,

    You might want to check the file size of the agraffes.jpg you just uploaded. It appears to be still processing.

    Paul.

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    Paul Brown, RPT
    President
    Piano Technicians Guild
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Email: pres@ptg.org
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  • 3.  RE: closely spaced agraffes

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-29-2018 21:01
    Mr. Cole,
    The Schaff number 30 agraffe  remover is open on the sides and can be useful when clearance is an issue. It fits into a combination handle but some agraffes are too tight to remove without a bit more leverage. For this purpose I put a 90 degree bend in one of mine. I use the other one in it's original form in a drill chuck attached to my power screwdriver for rapid installation. While useful, the number 30 is not really a good substitute for the Jahn tool sold by Pianotek. I always use both on any new sets I install.

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    Karl Roeder
    Pompano Beach FL
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  • 4.  RE: closely spaced agraffes

    Posted 10-30-2018 07:27
    I have a normal T handle agraffe remover that I ground the sides out of so would fit older agraffes that are wider. Then I ground it down narrower to fit tightly spaced agraffes like these ones.

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    Philip Stewart, RPT
    NJ Piano Service
    609-774-7571
    www.njpianoservice.com
    njpianoservice@gmail.com
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  • 5.  RE: closely spaced agraffes

    Posted 10-30-2018 08:03
    You can start them with a small vice grip pliers.
    Turn each one 90 degrees for clearance, then use the T handled tool from Pianotek the rest of the way. 
    Do the opposite to re-install.
    The open sided combination handle tools slip off. You can install a brass band or just a band of tape,

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    Ed Sutton
    ed440@me.com
    (980) 254-7413
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