An impact driver may work. I haven't used one in this location, but I think it shouldn't be a problem. Like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/impact-screwdriver-set-with-case-37530.html William R. Monroe On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 8:25 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote: > I'm taking the strings off a Steinway upright. One of the screws on the > pressure bar is frozen. Before I realized this, I used a smaller screw > driver, and because the screw is made of a soft metal, the edges ripped off. > I now have a larger screwdriver tip that fits the slot, but because the slot > of the screw is worn off, (see picture), the blade keeps slipping of the > edge. > > What do I do, short of drilling out the screw, which would mean buying a > new one? > > Wim > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110930/f5a0cfc7/attachment.htm>
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