[pianotech] Steinway Lyre bolts...

Isaac Sadigursky isaacspianoservice at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 10:20:58 MST 2012


Hi, Rob!
When you are back,.call me.
I have those screws for you.
Enjoy the French Quarter!
Isaac
On Nov 23, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Rob McCall wrote:

> I'm not at home, but I will be late tonight...  I'll have to check  
> the vintage, but I think it's 1970's or so.  It had the locking  
> plate but no wedge. It looked very simple, just push it up, slide it  
> on, and put in 2 screws.  Oh, yeah... no screws...
>
> When I get home late, I'll look up the info and get a vintage.   
> Right now I'm going to go enjoy all that the French Quarter has to  
> offer...  :-) Beignets anyone?
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob McCall
>
> McCall Piano Service, LLC
> www.mccallpiano.com
> Murrieta, CA
> 951-698-1875
>
> On Nov 23, 2012, at 06:35 , Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Things are really getting crossed up here. This is the lyre thread,  
>> not the stripped leg screw thread. What is a button/wedge? Is it  
>> the locking cam?  I am assuming that it does not have a cam since  
>> you asked for 'screws', more than one; which would made it fastened  
>> with two screws. The year of manufacture would determine whether it  
>> is a wood screw or a threaded to the head screw. Any #18 or 20 x 3"  
>> wood screw will work. A 2.25" screw would not clear the top plate  
>> of the lyre, that would be for the low-profile cam/button/wedge  
>> thingy. Have they gone back to that for the lyre?
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon Page
>>
>>
>



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