Broken TP

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    Avery, I don't know if this will help; you can get a broken tuning pin
remover, I have one with me in my kit, although I don't know if it would
work with only 1/4" sticking out of the plate. I've never really had to use
it, just one of those emergency things that the truly paranoid carry with
them. If you try getting it out with an "ez-out" type screw extractor, make
sure you're using the square kind, not the screw-in type. They're much less
likely to break. I think you can get those from McMaster-Carr.
   That's about all I can tell you, Good Luck.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 4:25 AM
Subject: Broken TP


> List,
>
> Anyone have a good way to extract a broken tuning pin
> on a new Baldwin Hamilton? There's about 1/4"+ still
> extending beyond the plate but it's EXTREMELY tight
> in the block!
>
> I've never had this happen to me and actually, this
> information is for another tech. Any brilliant ideas
> out there? Thanks.
>
> Avery