[pianotech] Is there a tool for the dented nuts on plate nose bolts in old Knabe upright?

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Mon Feb 2 07:41:58 PST 2009


> Dear everyone, Dismantling a 1919 Knabe Ampico upright,
> yesterday, got to those annoying brass nuts on the
> plate-strut nose bolts that have the two opposed notches.
> Does someone currently sell a tool for this. ( And, no, I'd
> prefer the answer not be "Vise-Grips(TM) )
> 
> Euphonious Thumpe

Get yourself a big ugly screwdriver from your nearest pawn 
shop (or wherever), and grind a notch in the end to straddle 
the screw.
Ron N



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