> >I know this has been covered before, but I can't find anything in my >>records, nor in the archives. Someone (perhaps many) has posted on some type >>of a handy dandy screw/bolt setup to replace perimeter plate screws to allow >>adjustment up and down without taking the plate in and out of the piano. >>They have a little hex-wrench thingee on top that you can turn the plate up >>and down, and then you can lock the whole thing in place with a nut thing. >>The set up is similar to the Balwin setup. Does anyone have the info on what >>this is called and where I can get them? Thanks BIG time. >> >>Terry Farrell >>Piano Tuning & Service >>Tampa, Florida >>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > >They're called Hank - or maybe Alice, but they're 4" long 3/8" NC socket >head set screws. A lock nut goes under the plate, and a washer and acorn >nut on top. An industrial hardware or fastener supply can get you as many >as you want. > > >Ron N The new Yamaha grands (C1 and up) feature a similar type of plate fastener. Most Yamaha dealers have a grand display that shows various components of which this is part. -- Glenn Grafton Grafton Piano & Organ Co. Souderton PA http://www.graftonpiano.com/ glenn@graftonpiano.com 800-272-5980 The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh.
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