---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi,Terry! Those slotted nose bolts are aeolian product and they were available from APSCO.I do have a few of them in my shop,If you desparately need them,give me a call.Did you try vise-grips large size and a rag in between to protect the bolt from scratches? Brookstone has ideal tool for nose bolts,large pliers with replcable nylon jaws,rebuilders should love them. Let me know,I can dig-out my brookstone catalog and give you the catalog number for that tool. Good luck! Isaac ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: 12/1/04 4:23:31 PM Subject: Nose Bolts I'm working on a piano that has smallish nuts that snug the plate to the nose bolts. They are about 3/4-inch in diameter and have a screwdriver slot across the center. You cannot use a screwdriver though because the nosebolt extends up through the nut. Clearly, the ideal tool to tighten them would be a large version of the supply-house tool made for smaller versions of these types of nuts like you would find on the key hold-down rail (what is that thing called?). Does any such tool exist? Has anyone made such a tool? What do others use to drive these nuts? As always, they have been partially mangled by others using poorly improvised tools. I will be refinishing them and the plate and wish to do things properly. Any ideas? Thanks. Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/06/fa/55/21/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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