Subject: Time: 11:06 AM OFFICE MEMO Broken bridge pin Date: 4/15/95 Re "Broken #002#Bridge Pin" posting: Since it broke flush with the bridge top, I would suggest excavating some wood from around the top of the pin so that you could gain purchase on the pin with something like a vice grip and try yanking the pin out. Problems like this are frequently "one of a kindish" since you probably don't know how tight or deep the pin will be in the bridge. Once out (good luck), I suggest drilling a hole in the bridge that will follow the bridge pin line but be large enough to deal with the excavation at the top of the hole. You can make a dowel out of a hard, maple hammer shank to properly fit the hole by "sizing" the shank. This is accomplished by forcing the shank through successively smaller holes in a steel or cast iron plate about 1/16" thick. Drill the holes with high speed bits from a wire index (numbered) set so that the changes in dimension are small enough to slowly decrease the diameter of the shank without breaking it. It's a good technique for filling "odd size" holes that doesn't take a lot of sophisticated tools. Bob Myers of the Cleveland, Ohio Chapter turned me on to it. Ken Sloane, Oberlin Conservatory
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