Yamaha out of tune

[Delwin D Fandrich]

JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:

> Roger, et al;
>  This floating plate thing brings up a good question re: plate bolt
> tightening.
>  What are the techs who insist on the efficacy of tightening plate
> bolts/screws on 'every' tuning going to do with these styles of suspensions?
>   Won't the same factors leading to loose plate bolts/screws on conventional
> designs apply to the newer systems? For instance on Yamaha I believe that the
> machine screw is threaded into a tapped lag bolt which is in turn run into the
> rim.  Won't the effect be the same on loosening with this system as on a more
> conventional system?
>  Just a puzzlement...........
> Jim Bryant (FL)

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Yes.  Basically the only thing causing any plate bolts/screw to loosen up is the
swing in humidity.  Same forces acting on all types of plate fasteners.

The difference here being that the Baldwin bolt goes into hard maple and the
Yamaha bolt goes into "select hardwood."

-- Del