Repair ? or Dump

[Michiel van Loon]

Hi Joe,
A trick that succeeded with me several times:
Take an old screwdriver that just passes thru the hole in the bar, sharpen
the blade, put it on the broken end of the screw, tap on it with a hammer
until there is a deep enough grove that you can turn the screw. Worked every
time with me. You only need a bit of patience.
Use NEW screws to replace the broken ones.
Have a nice new millennium,
Michiel van Loon
Meppel
The Netherlands


    -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
    Van: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com>
    Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
    Datum: zondag 2 januari 2000 6:29
    Onderwerp: Repair ? or Dump


    Hi all,
    My last tuning for the year was a old Hoffman upright that presented a
repair that has never been my pleasure to attempt to do. Any suggestions as
to methods of repair that do not require restringing the instrument would be
welcome.
    Problem, screws that hold the capo bar are mostly broken off. Of eight
screws that are broken only one is not broken off deep in the pin block.
    The screws are broken off in this pattern, the capital O is screws in
tact and small o those broken off.
      TENOR    / Treble
    OOOOoooOooooOoOO
    Has anyone out there been able to drill the screw stubs out by going
through the capo bar?
    I was able to tune the instrument but oh what an adventure <G>
    Joe Goss