I second this. Using a drill, IMHO, is asking for trouble, especially if/when the drill bit breaks off. Then you have a deeper hole to climb out of. If the top of the agraffe is flat, sometimes you can score a slot for your screwdriver to fit. Or if the top is rough, you can take your screwdriver and make an indent, and then with your handy hammer, tap the handle of the screwdriver to begin unscrewing the agraffe. TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com --- On Tue, 4/27/10, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Safest Method To Remove Broken Agraffe To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 3:24 PM Safest? Take a sharp thin screwdriver or one shaped with two sharp prongs on the end and see if you can’t just unscrew it by tapping or lightly imbedding the prongs into the top of the agraffe and twisting. Do that before you drill it out. Most of the time they come out fine without drilling. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Wesley Hardman Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:47 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: [pianotech] Safest Method To Remove Broken Agraffe What is the safest method to remove a broken agraffe, specifically from a Steinway D. Wesley Hardman Scottsboro, Alabama -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100427/b64edb9e/attachment.htm>
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