Broken screw in Steinway hammer rail

[John Dewey]

I have drilled a couple of these out using a left hand 3/32" drill bit in a
reversable drill. I then removed the remains with a small screw extractor or
an ice pick and tweezers. It depends on how well you get the drill centered
on the screw. If you can get a split point left hand drill bit it helps.

John Dewey

-----Original Message-----
From: Lorelle Nelson <lorelle.rpt@worldnet.att.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 12:06 AM
Subject: Broken screw in Steinway hammer rail


>I'm doing some work on a  1921 Steinway O, and am faced with a broken screw
>imbedded in the hammer rail.  It is too small for my #1 screw extractor.
>How can I get it out?  Lorelle Nelson
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