[CAUT] Steinway pedal back-plate screws

[Ed Sutton]

You might consider drilling them out and tapping for a larger screw.
Ed S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert A. Murphy" <Robert.Murphy at oberlin.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Steinway pedal back-plate screws


> Hi All,
> 
> Regarding Steinway pedal hardware - does anyone have a supplier for the  
> fine-threaded round-head screws that are used to secure the pedals onto  
> the pivot rod via those back-plates (or whatever those plates are  
> called)?   I'm not talking about the flat-headed screws that secure the  
> pedal pivot rod into the flanges on the back-side of the brass front  
> plate.
> 
> Chad at Steinway says that the new Steinway pedals are being made for  
> them with the screws & plates already assembled and individual screws  
> are not available from their supplier.  Besides, the new pedals now  
> have a slightly larger screw holding this plate on... which is probably  
> a good idea given how easily the slots in the heads bugger and/or  
> threads strip when overly ambitious students tighten them!
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert
> 
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