[CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short?

[David Ilvedson]

That's great...and plain steel screws, which Bolt Depot did not have.   I wonder if these plain steel are the same as the American Piano Supply screws?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

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From: "David Stocker" <firtreepiano at hotmail.com>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 6/3/2009 9:18:56 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short?


>http://www.mcmaster.com/

>Huge, but easily searchable online hardware catalog. Recommended to me by 
>Del Fandrich.

>Dave Stocker
>Tumwater, WA

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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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