The safest way is to heat the remaining stub before you attempt to turn it. If it broke the top off, it can break the bottom, too. It doesn't need to be red hot, just really warm. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html -----Original Message----- From: David Love Take the stack off, take the button off and use a vise grips to grab the shank that held the button and turn it out. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com (sent from bb) From: Wesley Hardman <hardmanwesley84 at gmail.com> Sender: pianot When the letoff screw in a Steinway grand breaks at the top,what is the safest way of removing the remainder of the screw without having to drill the broken part out in order to replace with a new letoff screw? Wesley Hardman Scottsboro, Alabama -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120104/d8f74387/attachment.htm>
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