<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi,Terry! Those slotted nose bolts are aeolian product and they were available from APSCO.I do have a few of them in my shop,If you desparately need them,give me a call.Did you try vise-grips large size and a rag in between to protect the bolt from scratches? Brookstone has ideal tool for nose bolts,large pliers with replcable nylon jaws,rebuilders should love them. Let me know,I can dig-out my brookstone catalog and give you the catalog number for that tool. Good luck! Isaac</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 12/1/04 4:23:31 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Nose Bolts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm working on a piano that has smallish nuts that snug the plate to the nose bolts. They are about 3/4-inch in diameter and have a screwdriver slot across the center. You cannot use a screwdriver though because the nosebolt extends up through the nut. Clearly, the ideal tool to tighten them would be a large version of the supply-house tool made for smaller versions of these types of nuts like you would find on the key hold-down rail (what is that thing called?). Does any such tool exist? Has anyone made such a tool? What do others use to drive these nuts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As always, they have been partially mangled by others using poorly improvised tools. I will be refinishing them and the plate and wish to do things properly. Any ideas? Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>