<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bec and John "what's his/her name" = said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ron Shiflet's posting made me remember = I've been curious about those <BR>plate "screws" on my old Steinway that are = shaped like a tuning pin. Do <BR>these screws effectively adjust the string = down-bearing? If not, what <BR>do they do?<FONT face=Arial = size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sheesh! It's always so much fun, when = ya don't know piano design & nomenclature! That sort of thing is how horrible = mistakes are made! What you are referring to is Nose Bolts! Please.?? Read Mason's = piano nomenclature book. AND, get a "hulk" piano. Take it apart, taking note = of how it was constructed. And try to put a "label" on every part you remove. This = will help you understand piano construction. I say all of this, in the hopes = that you will enhance your piano technology knowlege.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>