plate pin

[Farrell]

My recommendation would be to get a new hitch pin and see if it fits snugly 
(with some tapping) into the hole. If it does, you are all set - pound it in 
(with a low-mass hammer) and bend like original.

If the fit is loose, then you simply need to find some steel rod of diameter 
large enough to either fit snugly into hole, or drill the hole out a bit for 
a proper fit (don't go through soundboard!).

This repair is not as difficult or high-tech as one may think. Simply make 
the hole the right size for whatever hunk of steel rod you have, cut to 
length, tap in, bend over, maybe touchup with paint if you want, install 
string.

Oh, and collect check!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 

> Went to fix what I thought was going to be a broken string on a Kimball 
> grand (70's) and found that the hitch pin had been pulled out from the 
> plate. I tried tapping it back into the hole, but it pulled out again when 
> tension was back on the strings.
>
> The pin was bent and had grooves on it, should I replace with a new pin? 
> and what is the proper procedure for this repair. The pin is located at 
> the break just before the high treble.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano