I like the pliers that the Schaff catalog calls knurling pliers for this purpose. The nose of the pliers circles the tuning pin nicely but never contacts the top of the tuning pin. Another thing I have done with these same pliers is tighten loose lead weights in damper under levers by lifting the adjacent levers on each side and squeezing the loose lead. Norm Barrett Ron Nossaman wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> Huh? A brass drift? As in, you coil the wire, pull on some tension >> and angle a brass drift down to the becket and tap? Am I on the >> right track here? I haven't done it, might try it, but it seems >> cumbersome, or maybe difficult to put enough pressure on the becket >> to tighten it up without putting undue stress on the side of the >> tuning pin. Probably looking at things with a microscope here. >> Where's my magnifying glass? Ron? >> >> William R. Monroe > > Which Ron? I use a pair of duck bill pliers, but that's because I > already have them, and the tool and my style meet comfortably in the > middle to do the job. If a brass drift works for you, go for it. > You're not going to put undue stress on the tuning pin in either case. > Think string tension. > Ron N > >
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