[CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short?

[Jeff Tanner]

Bill,
Have you thought about those metal screw repair things?
Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "maxpiano" <maxpiano at sc.rr.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:53 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short?


>A church I serve has had the piece that holds the lock to the lid on their 
>Yamaha C7 pull loose.  (I know, I know--after 50+ years tuning, I should 
>know the name of the piece.  The book on nomenclature is next on my list to 
>get).  I have never run up against this before.  But the screws (2 7/16" 
>flat head brass--#12?) do not protrude much into the lid and I'm wondering 
>how well my standard fix for stripped screw holes (leather lining the hole) 
>will hold unless I can find a slightly longer screw.  Is any such screw 
>available -- perhaps 1/8" longer?  I fear the point pricking the finish of 
>the other side if I go too long.
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> Bill Maxim
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