Hitch Pin Replacement Question

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

? Hi Dave
? I have a tool which resembles a body hammer. It's a Large vice grip with a long bolt substituted for the original threaded piece in that tool.? It has a piece of round stock with a hole in it that slide? & impacts against the bolt head.? We use it to pull bridge pins.? SO cool. It's a Carl Meyers tool/invention. It saves my life/hands when the occasion arises to pull bridge pins that were epoxied in place.
? I should think this would work very well.? Need a picture?
? Dale Erwin
? 


Hello Everyone,?
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? I wish to upgrade the quality of my restorations by installing new hitch pins (frankly strictly for cosmetic reasons). Perhaps some of you are doing this already. More power to you.?
? My first question of one of removal of the original pins. Getting the ones out that serve the long bridge from the backside of the plate via a drift punch and hammer seems straightforward enough. The problem arises on Steinway (and other) plates, however, where the hitch pins for the bass section do not protrude through the casting. These can not be driven out from the back. How can they be easily/successfully removed??
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? David G. Hughes, RPT?
? Baltimore Chapter?
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