[pianotech] leg bolts for Horugel grand

[Z! Reinhardt]

Mark:

Arrange to have the piano put on sturdy sawhorses so you can get the action
out.  Then take out one of the inserts (most likely a large t-nut) to use to
find bolts that will fit.  As for bolt lengths -- keep in mind that the
bolts holding the tail leg are sometimes longer than the bolts holding the
other 2 legs.

When you do find bolts that fit, be very careful not to cross-thread
anything.  The metal they used was very cheap and easy to deform.  Couple
that with quality-control/consistency issues, and ... let's say politely
that you may find yourself replacing the socket inserts in addition to the
bolts themselves.

Z! Reinhardt  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net


----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 9:06 PM
Subject: [pianotech] leg bolts for Horugel grand


: Greetings -
:
: A customer of mine had his Horugel grand "professionally" stored while
: remodeling was taking place in his home.  (I know, it being a Horugel, he
: would have done well to leave it stored, but alas....)  Upon returning
: the piano late last week, the professionals discovered that they lost the
: leg bolts, leaving them no option other than to leave the piano up on its
: side in the living room.  Not what the missus had pictured, to be sure.
: I have been asked by the storage facility to remedy the problem, at their
: expense.
:
: BY ANY CHANCE, does anyone have any idea what size of threaded bolt may
: have been used on these?  It is approximately 15-20 years old, I would
: guess.  I only know from talking to the storage people that it is a
: machine bolt, metric, no doubt,  that threads up into threaded metal
: inserts in the case bottom.  I plan on going armed with a variety of
: sizes to see what fits, but if anyone knows anything that may narrow the
: field a bit, I would be most grateful.
:
: Mark Potter
: bases-loaded@juno.com
:
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