Bill, Have you thought about those metal screw repair things? Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "maxpiano" <maxpiano at sc.rr.com> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:53 PM Subject: [CAUT] Yamaha grand screws too short? >A church I serve has had the piece that holds the lock to the lid on their >Yamaha C7 pull loose. (I know, I know--after 50+ years tuning, I should >know the name of the piece. The book on nomenclature is next on my list to >get). I have never run up against this before. But the screws (2 7/16" >flat head brass--#12?) do not protrude much into the lid and I'm wondering >how well my standard fix for stripped screw holes (leather lining the hole) >will hold unless I can find a slightly longer screw. Is any such screw >available -- perhaps 1/8" longer? I fear the point pricking the finish of >the other side if I go too long. > > Bill Maxim > > > >
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