[pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Oct 19 14:43:53 MDT 2010


> I thought if I heated it.........


I've been biting my lip on this one for an hour now - sorry, can't  
help myself. 	IF THE BOLT IS FROZEN - "I THOUGHT IF I HEATED IT..." -  
geeee, ya think?  ;-)

Terry Farrell

On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:52 PM, Piano Boutique wrote:

> Wim,
>
> Thanks so much for responding,
>
> I think it is just age, and it is too tight.  I thought if I heated  
> it, what ever way, it would expand the metal.  It is an 1861 piano  
> and this is probably the first time it has been taken apart, so I am  
> thinking it is just plane too tight.
>
> William
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Why is the nose bolt frozen?  Rust, too tight, put on crooked?
>
> Have you tried heating it?
>
> Wim
>
>
>
> Like the subject line announces, I have a frozen nose bolt and I  
> don't want to harm it.   I think we have covered this subject  
> before, but you know the drill:  I didn't pay it any mind, because  
> it wasn't happening to me.  Now it is and I would appreciate any  
> suggestions for the right product to loosen it up.
>
>
> William Benjamin
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