There's also MSC Industrial Supply. http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/nnsrhm Also McFeeley's - http://www.mcfeelys.com/ But just do as Don suggests. Buy the next size longer and grind off the tip if it looks like it'll poke through or otherwise damage the finish. #2 steel is fine. But why not brass (or yellow-zinc coated steel). Brass is softer, but drill a pilot and you'll be fine. Alan McCoy > From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> > Reply-To: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>, CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:59:16 -0700 > To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short? > > That's great...and plain steel screws, which Bolt Depot did not have. I > wonder if these plain steel are the same as the American Piano Supply screws? > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA 94044 > > ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- > From: "David Stocker" <firtreepiano at hotmail.com> > To: caut at ptg.org > Received: 6/3/2009 9:18:56 AM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short? > > >> http://www.mcmaster.com/ > >> Huge, but easily searchable online hardware catalog. Recommended to me by >> Del Fandrich. > >> Dave Stocker >> Tumwater, WA > >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "maxpiano" <maxpiano at sc.rr.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:53 PM >> To: <caut at ptg.org> >> Subject: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short? > >>> A church I serve has had the piece that holds the lock to the lid on their >>> Yamaha C7 pull loose. (I know, I know--after 50+ years tuning, I should >>> know the name of the piece. The book on nomenclature is next on my list >>> to get). I have never run up against this before. But the screws (2 >>> 7/16" flat head brass--#12?) do not protrude much into the lid and I'm >>> wondering how well my standard fix for stripped screw holes (leather >>> lining the hole) will hold unless I can find a slightly longer screw. Is >>> any such screw available -- perhaps 1/8" longer? I fear the point >>> pricking the finish of the other side if I go too long. >>> >>> Bill Maxim >>> >>> >>> >>>
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