<html>  <head></head> <body>  <DIV></DIV>Yes, it is a spinet, with two front legs. I have tuned many 70's era Yamaha spinets, but never remembered seeing bolts on the back.--------- Original message from "Michael Magness" <IFixPianos@yahoo.com>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/15/07, <B class=gmail_sendername><A href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A></B> <<A href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV>List,</DIV> <DIV>Does anyone know if Yamaha spinets ca:1967 or so , had upper row of plate bolts secured with acorn nuts at the back of the piano? Looked like a separation repair, but the owner said it was purchased new. Also ,don't the nuts go on the inside of the piano in a repair like this? </DIV> <DIV>Any, piano was about 40cents down in pitch ,with some very out unisons, baseboard heating up against the back.</DIV> <DIV>My real question relates to the plate nuts which were sooo loose I could tighten them by hand. I used a socket wrench to torque them down, but should I be doing anything else before bringing up to pitch?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>RU/UP</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><BR>Hi Richard,</DIV> <DIV>I'm not sure what you're working on, to the best of my knowledge and according to a Google search Yamaha never made a spinet! If you're referring to the continental style console(the one w/no front legs) yes that does sound like a seperation repair but some of the early ones were bolted differently so I wouldn't say so for sure. </DIV> <DIV>Were there bolt heads in the front or screws?</DIV> <DIV>As far as anything else, you might check the bottom row of  plate screws/bolts whatever it has, in fact check all of the perimeter screws and the nose bolts (if there are any) you may find several more loose ones.</DIV> <DIV>Mike<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.-- Albert Einstein<BR><BR><BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404 <BR><A href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/">www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>  </body> </html>