I finally recieved the hex head bolts back from the machinists. I had four of them done. They looked quite nice with hole drilled perfectly through the center and tapped for 1/4 " 36. It cost me $25 and a lot of time when all I really wanted to do was go ahead and finish the piano. I ran one of these bolts into the hole that I had enlarged and tapped. When the bolt bottomed out in the hole I marked the bolt as close to the surface of the plate as possible. I then removed the bolt and with a hacksaw cut through the threads some what at the place where I had made my mark. Next the bolt went into the piano one last time and when it bottomed out this time I gave a couple of slow turns until the head sheared off. This shear left an uneven surface but I was able to make things okay with a 1/2 drill. The agraffe went in and tightened up without a hitch. It worked like a charm. I did not epoxy the insert as was suggested because I had a great fear of the threads becoming messed up when I sheared off the head. If I had used epoxy I might run into some difficulties getting that bolt out. Michael Wathen
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