> > > > >I'm doing some work on a 1921 Steinway O, and am faced with a broken screw > > > imbedded in the hammer rail. It is too small for my #1 screw extractor. > > > How can I get it out? > > > > Cutting a slot in the shank is a good idea but if that fails, there is a > screw extractor > which is a small hole saw. This cuts the wood around the screw, plug the > hole, redrill, > etc . . . > > I hate it when that happens, >John How can it happen? A great big ole Steinway flange screw? I would think the screw would strip out before it breaks. ---ric
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