[CAUT] Bridge pin removal

[Greg Newell]

Fred and list,
         Personally I'd like to see a small vise grip attached to a 
slide hammer. I'd heard someone was using something like that but 
have been unable to get the supply houses to make one. Anyone have a source?

Greg Newell


At 08:41 PM 12/13/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>     I wonder if anyone has some good advice for removing stubborn bridge
>pins. Beyond grabbing them with vice grips, grunting and cursing <g>. I'm
>thinking heat, but don't want to cause too much damage to the hole. Would
>one heat with a soldering iron, say, 15 seconds (of course depending on
>temperature of iron), then let the pin cool before pulling? That's what I am
>planning, but thought I'd see if anyone had a better plan.
>     BTW, my reason for removing solidly attached pins is to replace with
>new, due to zinging sounds. I found one loose enough to pull, and it had the
>definite common wear profile, with a sharp feel to the finger. Meaning a
>nice bit of metal shaving sitting there. I pulled a few unisons of strings,
>dressed the capo, and restrung, and the zings had reduced but not
>disappeared. So I'm hoping bridge pins will be the magic cure.
>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>University of New Mexico