<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>Take a large= enough flat screwdriver and file out the middle portion to make= the correct shape...</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Farrell= <<A= href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com<= /A>><BR>To: <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 19:24:16 -0500<BR>Subject: Nose= Bolts</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>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></BODY></HTML>