The easiest way is to try with the fish-tail tool, which has nearly always been successful for me. Why would I be getting out a drill unless I have to? "Do no harm"? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Norm Barrett" <barr8345 at bellsouth.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 10/8/2009 8:06:03 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Broken Agraffe >The easiest way to remove a broken agraffe if you can drill straight is >to obtain a left spiral drill bit and start drilling. the bit will grab >pretty quickly and spin the agraffe right out. Its a good idea to >centerpunch the agraffe so the bit does not wander to start with. >Machine shop supply have the left hand bits. The last ones I bought were >from MSC. ( Manhattan Supply Company.) >Norm Barrett >Matthew Todd wrote: >> I'll be replacing a broken agraffe soon, in a 1981 Steinway M. >> >> I have done some research on the online archives. What I may do to >> extract the broken piece (it has broken pretty flush with the plate), >> is take an awl with my handy hammer and make a slot so I can then take >> my screwdriver and slowly back the broken agraffe out. >> >> Does that sound reasonable? >> >> ***_TODD PIANO WORKS_* >> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician >> (979) 248-9578 >> http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> >>
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