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<font size=3>At 08:01 AM 12/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>I had a customer with a Schumann grand
that had the fallboard hinge pin<br>
broken off inside the case. The broken-off pin must be a quarter
inch deep<br>
inside the wood of the case so there is no way I could get a grip on
it. I<br>
told the owner that I would order a new pin and drill the old one
out, but<br>
how am I going to do this? I can't reposition the pin as it must go
exactly<br>
in the same spot in order for the fallboard to close correctly. Is
there a<br>
small tool that will back-out this broken-off part? Is there other
hinge<br>
hardware that I could substitute? Or should I recommend a
carpenter?<br>
Anyone know Norm Abrams' phone number?<br>
Phil Ryan<br>
Miami Beach</blockquote><br>
remove the pin from the other side to see if it is threaded or a straight
pin.<br>
If it is threaded, use the agraffe removing 'fish-tail' tool.<br>
<br>
If that doesn't work, try a Dremel bit in there to make a slot or
reasonable<br>
facsimile and jam a toolin to back out the threads.<br>
<br>
Can it be driven deeper and a pin installed over it?<br>
<br>
A new pin could be made from a round head wood screw. This type screw is
best<br>
because of the straight shoulder. Cut the head off and cut a slot in the
end and install.</font><br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
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