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<FONT FACE="Garamond"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Hey, David,<BR>
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I’ve been gone this week, so I’m just now replying. I went through this a while back. Those are 12x28 machine screws. I found a 12x28 tap at the hardware store (that’s how I confirmed the size), but nobody makes 12x28 screws any more. I bought a 1/4x28 tap and a #3 drill and replaced the originals with a hex head cap screw. Quick job, works great.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
Ken Z.<BR>
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On 7/24/08 2:01 PM, "David Skolnik" <davidskolnik@optonline.net> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Garamond"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Tom & friends,<BR>
I have devoted an unconscionable number of hours to this pursuit, to no avail. The screw dimensions are .2125" (5.4mm) <BR>
iameter and 28</SPAN><FONT SIZE="6"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:36.0px'>+</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> tpi. There must be someone who knows the history of this screw, why these dimensions were employed and when it might have changed. At this point it seems a matter useless curiosity, nothing more. Thanks<BR>
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David Skolnik<BR>
Hastings on Hudson, NY<BR>
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Ken Zahringer, RPT<BR>
Piano Technician<BR>
MU School of Music<BR>
297 Fine Arts<BR>
882-1202<BR>
cell 489-7529<BR>
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