Small Brass Screws

[chuggy]

I need to replace some screws on a 30 year old Yamaha Piano. They are on hinges on the lid so quite visible. They are brass counter-sunk with a small Phillips head.

4 x 1/2 are far too big so presumably looking for a no. 3 or even a no. 2 gauge.

They are fairly readily available slotted but not as a phillips .

Does anyone have any idea of a possible source ?

 

[profchris]

eBay is where I buy small screws. These are 3mm (head diameter I'd guess) - sizings can be a bit random!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wood-Screws- ... ect=mobile

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I doubt the originals are brass. I've never seen any brass screw in PZ , let alone ones that small - I would think the heads would chew up too easily. At that size I doubt a man on a galloping horse could tell brass from yellow passivated or brassed steel.

 

[chuggy]

eBay is where I buy small screws. These are 3mm (head diameter I'd guess) - sizings can be a bit random!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wood-Screws- ... ect=mobile

Thanks, but I think those would be the same size as a no. 4 gauge, so too large.

 

[profchris]

The clockmakers site I found says that no 2 screw heads are 4mm, no 3 are 4.5mm and no 4 are 5mm. Otherwise, below that I can only find steel pozi/Philips screws. Maybe measure one of your remaining screws to be certain?

Try model making and clockmaking suppliers - the former came good for the set screws for my 1920s banjo tuners.

 

[sunnybob]

https://www.prokraft.co.uk/category-38.html