where do the broken needles go?

[Michael Jorgensen]

Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Just for curiosity, when you are voicing and a needle breaks, what do some of
> you do with the broken needles? The ones that stick in the hammers I pull out
> and throw away. But sometimes they break and fall into the action. Do some of
> you pull an action appart to find it, or do you just leave the pieces where
> they fall?
> 
> Willem Blees

 IMHO they're hazardous enough to merit a special trip to the waste
basket or a pretty good search.   Wouldn't want a lawsuit from a needle
in a rug or a sticking key if they wedge between.  Afew are still inside
the hammer for a future tech to tear their file on.  
-Mike Jorgensen