Steinway Shoulder nut

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

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> Have never tried it, but Bob Russell once told me long ago that Vice Grip
> pliers with some sort of plastic jaws (I saw a pair once, and I believe the
> jaws were orange colored) work just fine. Anybody have a pair??
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> Ken Sloane, Oberlin Conservatory
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> PS We have a motto in the shop. "If all else fails (even the hammer), go for
> the Vice Grips!"
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> PSS "Four Sicilian sisters forced forsythia for Cythia. Forsooth!"
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My old navy saying was "If the hammer doesn't do it, use a bigger hammer,
if it breaks, it was defective anyway."