Hi,Barbara ! This can be a doable repair.... Check Pianotek Catalog for Broken Screw Extractor-tubular type...They sell appropriate diameter-size for Tuning pin removal,page d-30,part #BSE-2,3/8" dia .After drilling AROUND the pin,Enlarged hole will have to be PLUGGED with 1/2"Pin block Plug and re-drilled.... I would be on the alert for other pins possible breakage in the future..When you get the described tool-practice the repair on old piece of pinblock material..This method works,I had done it a few times..Good luck... Isaac Sadigursky,RPTLos Angeles cjhapter... On Oct 1, 2009, at 6:45 PM, barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com wrote: > Hello list, > > I have a small, rural church that has a Kimball Artist Console. They > had a piano tuner restring the bass notes some 6 or more years ago > with super tight oversized pins. I can barely budge these pins to > tune. Anyway, the tuner happened to break off one of the pins during > installation and just left it that way, never bothering to come back > and service the piano afterwards. > > The church has now been a good customer of mine for 4 years. But > every time I go to tune the Kimball, the gentleman always asks me if > there is anything to be done about the broken pin. > > It is broken off too far that a tuning pin extractor will not fit on > it, and there is no way a pair of vice grips will grab hold either. > I've read that you can drill through the pinblock to fish out the > pin from a side angle, but both the church and I are not too keen on > the idea. > > As you can see from the picture, I've pulled the string over and put > a different damper on it so that the string does dampen properly. > I'm not really planning on doing the repair as the piano is what it > is and the small church is content with it. But mainly, both my > customer and I are curious as to if there is anything that can be > done at all. Thanks! > > Barbara Nobbe, RPT > Pitch Perfect > 859-489-4793 > barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com<IMG00176.jpg>
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