NC set screw plate support

[Ron Nossaman]

>List, Ron esp.
>
>I have used the set screw plate support system Ron detailed in the Journal 
>and on this list some time ago on the last several soundboards I have 
>installed.  I now have a S&S B (the first S&S I have done this on) and the 
>original plate dowels were little more than 1/8" - 3/16" above the 
>soundboard.  I am anticipating a similar plate height over the new 
>soundboard.  In the past I simply recessed the soundboard sufficiently to 
>accommodate the lock nut.
>
>I was wondering if anybody has a more elegant solution.
>
>
>Andrew Remillard
>ANRPiano.com

Andrew,
I sure don't. I just countersink the soundboard and move on. I think the 
system's pretty elegant already. Actually, I have thought about this some. 
A thinner nut, instead of the relatively tall lock nut, held in place with 
Locktite (permanent, Threadlocker-262, 270 or it's like) would probably 
work just fine. I've been intending to try it and haven't gotten around to 
it yet.

Ron N