Can you get at the tip with a good pair of vice grips without touching ajacent pins. turn away. I've done this with a broken pin. Possible to gring a couple flat surfaces to grip with dremel tool if nessesary. Will destroy the pin, but you are replacing it. Dave Renaud --- Denele Campbell <dcampbell@sprynet.com> wrote: > I visited a new client yesterday with a 10-15 yr old > full-size upright, well known brand. She had > requested a tuning, and all was in excellent order > until I arrived at one particular tuning pin in the > upper bass. All four shoulders of the pin had been > shaved off -- no doubt the previous tooner had > struggled. I can only assume there was factory > damage compounded by an unwitting, untrained tooner. > > > There was absolutely nothing left to grip in the > hammer tip, and various efforts with various sized > tuning tips did nothing to move the pin. > > I'm wondering how I get this pin out. > > Denele Campbell, RPT > NW Arkansas > > ______________________________________________________________________ Web-hosting solutions for home and business! http://website.yahoo.ca
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