If it is the part that the damper wire fits into, cant you just unscrew the main damper lift rail to gain access to the flange screw, remove and repin a new part or does the design make it inaccessable? Brian Lawson, RPT Johannesburg, South Africa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 7:14 PM Subject: Solution > Ok, I think it is time for me to mention my solution to the > problem of a broken grand damper top flange screw. > > I will take one thin Dremel cut off wheel and cut a slot in > the stub end of the screw and use a good miniature screw > driver to remove the stub and then replace it with a new > screw. > > The process will burn a little wood and it will heat the > brass barrel and the screw stub which will break any bond > between the two. > > Wear safety goggles and have a good light available. > > Got any more ideas? > > Newton > >
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