Joe, Thanks for the great tip! I usually drill the nosebolt holes through anyway, just to clear the chips and soundboard refishing debris, but never thought to slot the bottom of the bolt. Cool! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:59 AM Subject: Nose Bolts > All, > A little trick, I've used for several re-whatevers, with nose bolts. Take > the nose bolts completely out. Determine the proper drill size and drill all > the way through the beams. Clean the nose bolt threads and apply bee's wax. > Cut a slot in the tip of the nose bolt to accomodate a long screwdriver > blade. This facilitates adjusting the nose bolts from underneath the piano. > Of course you will need an assistant to watch the dial indicator on top. > Actually, I do it by myself, but an assistant is better. This sure beats > trying to get a wrench in/around the underside of the plate to adjust. <G> > Best Regards & Happy Holidays, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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