Broken Agraffe....

[David's Email]

make a fish tail shape  W   on an old screwdriver blade a little smaller 
than the stem....clamp a vice grip on and apply pressure counter-clockwise 
while tapping on the screwdriver.   A drop of liquid wrench might help.

David I.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: Broken Agraffe....


> OK,
>
> How about removing a broken agraffe, with a broken spiral extractor broken 
> off in that??  Nothing sticking up above the hole.  Any ideas??  It's, uh, 
> this friend of mine..........  Really, I swear.
>
> William R. Monroe
>