Hi-- I had a customer in a similar situation--grommets hard and breaking but very little money--here was my solution: I showed her how to remove them and clean the threads and left her my tool in a spare handle. She removed them, and I came back and put the new ones on. Worked like a charm, she was able to have everything fixed up for much less money. Clair Clair's Piano Service http://www.vt2000.com/cps/
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