[pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,

[Piano Boutique]

Wim, Joe and others;

I thought I would report back on my so called frozen nose bolt problem.  I got it loose by dropping some silicone center rail lube where the bolt threads into the beam.  I worked the bolt back and forth gently until it started moving and farther more with each turn.  Luckily, I did not have to heat the sucker and bring it out of it's hibernation.

William



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tnrwim at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,


  William

  Now, when you say nose bolt, are you talking about the nut that tightens the bolt to the plate? Or are you talking about the bolt that goes down into the beam and up through the plate? 

  For the former, heat will loosen it. For the latter, drop some oil down on the beam next to the bolt, and allow it to soak it. What tool are you using to loosen it up with?

  Wim



  -----Original Message-----
  From: Piano Boutique <pianoboutique at comcast.net>
  To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 9:52 am
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,


  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 ----- 
    From: tnrwim at aol.com 
    To: pianotech at ptg.org 
    Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:58 PM
    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,


    William

    Why is the nose bolt frozen?  Rust, too tight, put on crooked?

    Have you tried heating it?

    Wim





    -----Original Message-----
    From: Piano Boutique <pianoboutique at comcast.net>
    To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
    Sent: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 7:41 am
    Subject: [pianotech] Frozen nose bolt question,


    O Wise Group,

    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
    RPT www.pianoboutique.com
    piano tuner extraordinaire

    The tuner alone,
    Preserves the tone.
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