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  • 1.  Henry F Miller agraffs

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-06-2025 14:41

    Good day, fellow techs. I have a circa 1895 Henry F Miller, a 7 footer, its a decent piano and the customer is very attached to it. A couple of the agraffs have let go and they are not a size that can be ordered. Has anybody have any thoughts about who might have some old HFM agraffs tucked away in some dusty corner of their shop. I'm using modern agraffs for replacements, but the string is so much higher and it requires whole bunches of adjustments to work. I'm at your mercies.

    Ed the tuner



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    Edward Mastin RPT
    RPT
    Syracuse NY
    (315) 422-1291
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  • 2.  RE: Henry F Miller agraffs

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-06-2025 14:49
    A long time ago I had a Mahlin grand with agraffs with rollers. I took it to a metal shop and the owner retapped all of the holes. He did it mostly as a challenge for himself and a personal favor, wanting a new and different project.

    Wim.
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  • 3.  RE: Henry F Miller agraffs

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-06-2025 17:04
    I went to a local place and said I order 1k, figuring a bigger order would bring the price down. $16.00  piece! That ended that!





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  • 4.  RE: Henry F Miller agraffs

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-06-2025 20:47

    My machinist friend can and has made custom agraffes. Since these are not the most economic items he makes, it is hit or miss whether he's willing and what timeline, but I thought I'd throw out there. I believe the last ones he made were for an old Blüthner. If I recall correctly, the tech had to drill the holes for the strings, but I could be wrong on that one.



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    Tim Foster RPT
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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  • 5.  RE: Henry F Miller agraffs

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10-06-2025 21:08

    You could order agraffes unthreaded and have a machine shop cut thread as needed,



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    Parker Leigh RPT
    Winchester VA
    (540) 722-3865
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