Broken tuning pin removal

[Ted Simmons]

Thanks, Dick.  I have a selection of tuning pins of various lengths and
diameters.  When I get that @%&! pin out I'll have the proper replacement.

Ted

>Ted..
>What a lousy situation!  Try heating the pin with a small torch. You will
>likely have to put in a shim or oversize pin...good luck
>1
>Dick RPT MT
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted Simmons <ted@brevard.net>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 8:10 AM
>Subject: Broken tuning pin removal
>
>
>>While tuning a spinet last week a tuning pin broke at the becket hole
>>leaving most of the pin exposed.  I thought it would be a simple task to
>>turn the pin out of the hole and hammer in a new one, but such was not the
>>case.  The tuning pins on this piano are super tight and I couldn't budge
>>the broken pin with vise grips.  So I sawed the becket deeper and tried a
>>big screwdriver with no success.  Can anyone suggest a tool or a method
>>that will get this tuning pin out?
>>
>>Ted Simmons
>>Merritt Island, FL
>>
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