Steinway Action Nut

[Don Gilmore]

Hi Phillip:

That's a really odd thread.  I can see why it's so expensive.  I'm not even
sure how your machinist plans to make it since a 1/4-27 UNS tap would be
very hard to find.  Are you sure it's not 1/4-28?  This is a standard UNF
thread and you might be able to find a nut like this from McMaster-Carr or
even a hardware store.  If the nut isn't very thick, you might even be able
to get away with a 1/4-28 nut on a 1/4-27 stud without much interference.

Don A. Gilmore
Mechanical Engineer
Kansas City

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mortier" <mortier@netreach.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Steinway Action Nut


> Anyone have a Steinway upright action nut to spare? I have a
> 1912 model missing one. My machinist wants $90 to make it!
> It's a simple, concave brass nut with 1/4" X 27 thread.
>
> Philip Jamison
> West Chester, PA
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