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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try a bit of lube on the threads. =
Tap from
the top and bottom with a punch. Then try turning by hand a =
slightly
oversize drill from the bottom. I assume you got the hole all the =
way
through. Might work. A square tapered easy out might =
work from
the bottom too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa =
Clara,
California<BR><A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rinkyd@pacbell.net href="mailto:rinkyd@pacbell.net">Phil
Frankenberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 04, =
2003 8:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> broken agraffe</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am struggling with a frozen agraff =
on a
Steinway D. Has anyone tried heating the stud ,say with a soldering =
iron? Any
suggestions would be appreciated. When it broke it left a peak across =
the
center making it extremely difficult to drill down the center for an =
ez
out. I managed a slightly off center hole but it's not budging.
Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Frankenberg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Csuc Chico
Ca.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>