[CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short?

[David Stocker]

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Dave Stocker
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From: "maxpiano" <maxpiano at sc.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:53 PM
To: <caut at ptg.org>
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.
>
> Bill Maxim
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