>From: Carol Beigel <carolb@earthlink.net> >List: I have a customer who was given a Sojin DG-1 baby grand - in pieces! >The hardware to secure the lyre and the legs is missing. I contacted the >local dealer and got 2 "sample" bolts. The 2 lyre bolts are a little longer >than the leg bolts. > >The problem is that these bolts are non standard. Been there, done that. Went to a local nut and bolt joint claiming to have darn near everything in threaded material, and they never seen anything like them leg bolts you speak of. Call Samick at 1-800-592-9393 ext. 65 (don't wait for the dumb recording, just punch in the numbers) and leave a msg or talk with Dean. Order two longs ones, and the rest short ones. That used to be a set for the SKG 400's but they've changed to all the same length now. > >I suppose I could purchase a drill bit and tap to install standard 9/16 >bolts with a 12 thread. Please don't. Pursue all other avenues before doing that. The T-nuts are cast iron and should you mess up the threading process on just one, you've got a mess on your hands trying to access the T-nuts in the keybed. It involves removing the keybed, ............. big hammer, breaking the glue joints after removing the screws, not a problem for an experienced PianoDisc installer, but if you've never done this, it could be intimidating, not to mention LOUD!!. BTW, the new T-nuts in Samick products are cast aluminum. They cross thread really nicely. I'd imagine after 30 years of the leg bolts (steel) reacting with the aluminum (electrolisis I think) that either the T-nut would shatter or the threads would crumble to little tiny pieces when the bolts are removed. Any comments out there about this?? Lar Larry Fisher RPT specialist in players, retrofits, and other complicated stuff phone 360-256-2999 or email larryf@pacifier.com http://www.pacifier.com/~larryf/ (revised 10/96) Beau Dahnker pianos work best under water
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