make a fish tail shape W on an old screwdriver blade a little smaller than the stem....clamp a vice grip on and apply pressure counter-clockwise while tapping on the screwdriver. A drop of liquid wrench might help. David I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: Broken Agraffe.... > OK, > > How about removing a broken agraffe, with a broken spiral extractor broken > off in that?? Nothing sticking up above the hole. Any ideas?? It's, uh, > this friend of mine.......... Really, I swear. > > William R. Monroe >
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