Nice, David! Is that the white woven action cloth? Any rubbing noise? Where did you buy the SS hex screws, MSC, Mcmaster? Ron, One pictured seemed to show that you knocked the edges off the zinc hex screw. That seems like a good idea, but what about rust? Did you put a finish on? Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC www.absolute-piano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Retrofitting a Steinway w/adjustable back action >I did find those machine screws in stainless steel which gives a smooth top > (recall you said that the zinc plated ones needed some smoothing on the > top. > The photo attached is another way to deal with the monkey. These > particular > screws are much nicer than hunting down short enough capstans that don't > have as low a profile. Good tip. Thanks. 5/32" bit worked well for a > "screw in" pilot hole. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > >
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