<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>[CAUT] Bridge pin removal</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Dear List- My partner here at ASU Rick Florence came up with a novel idea for  pulling bridge pins. Clamp on the pin solidly with a set of vise grips that have a good ridge  near the jaws that you can get the claw part of a claw hammer underneath. Set an appropriately tall piece of wood on the sound board itself and lever them out. This worked very quickly and took out even the toughest pins with no damage to the hole. David -- David C. Brown                                          Office - 1-480-965-6760 Piano Technician                                        david.c.brown.2@asu.edu School of Music                                           Cell- 1-480-751-7715 Arizona State University </BODY> </HTML>