Backcheck wire snapped?

[Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre]

Hi Greg,
                 Most times on a vertical, you can punch them straight 
thro' with a nail that has had the tip ground off.  Use medium CA glue to 
fill the hole, and drill the correct sized hole for the new wire.
Roger


At 04:45 PM 5/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I have a client with an old upright. Upon first inspection, I found that 
>there was one backcheck missing. I located it in the bottom of the piano 
>(along with things better left unspoken here) and it appears to me that 
>the backcheck is the screw in type. However, there is only a fraction of 
>one thread left on the wire, which means to me that the wire has somehow 
>snapped off the wippen and the rest is still imbedded therein. So... any 
>great suggestions on how I might best extract that little portion of 
>backcheck wire from the wippen before installing a new one?
>
>Thanks
>
>Greg Casper
>San Jose, CA
>