>...I find that a small drill in a pin vise >works good on that hardwood rail, then the small screws usually don`t twist >off as sometimes happen even with using an awl. > >Regards, Ron Lindquist The pin vise drill is possibly a better way to prepare the hole. As far as the small screws twisting off, most likely you just didn't turn the awl far enough into the spring rail to prevent this from happening. Keith McGavern kam544@earthlink.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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