[pianotech] Broken Drill Bit in Bridge

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Sat Aug 11 18:30:37 MDT 2012


Yup. Original bridge mounted on soundboard - as it was 145 years ago!

Terry Farrell

On Aug 11, 2012, at 7:37 PM, John Ross wrote:

> Is the bridge mounted?
> If it isn't, drill from below, and punch out with an appropriate size pin punch.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
> On 11-08-2012, at 8:09 PM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ummmm, a "friend" asked me to pose the question: How best to extract a broken drill bit from a bridge pin hole? The top (broken end) of the bit is about 1/8" below the top of the bridge. Any suggestions short of gouging out a hunk of bridge?
>> 
>> If I get a good suggestion, I'll pass it on to my "friend".  ;-(
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Terry Farrell
> 

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