Jon writes: << I've looked in the archive and found that it's 1/8" pipe with 27 tpi. I have that tap but don't know how to effect a taper. Is any machinist setup or this? >> Any good one would be, or you might contact a plumber,( a real one, the kind that threads pipe as opposed to gluing plastics...) Also, don't be surprised if that shaft is case hardened. I broke the threads off of a 1930 vintage Schaff and the machinist was amazed at how hard the steel was. Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML>
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