<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Go to sears and get a stud remover,charlie</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ed440@mindspring.com href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">ed440@mindspring.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 8:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: striped tuning pin head</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>There is a reverse thread "tuning head extractor" gizmo available from piano supply houses. It might work if the pin is not too tight.</DIV> <DIV>Failing that, you can drill a hole from behind the piano and punch the pin out.</DIV> <DIV>I have also been told that you can grab the pin with a vice grip pliers and heat the pliers with a torch. Supposedly it will scorch the pinblock enough to release the pin. Be sure to take pictures for us!!!</DIV> <DIV>ES<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: reggaepass@aol.com <BR>Sent: Mar 13, 2006 8:16 PM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: striped tuning pin head <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML><ZZZBODY> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'"> <DIV> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A client's console has a tuning pin which has had it's "corners rounded," apparently by the use of something other than a tuning hammer.  It cannot be turned with any of the tips in my collection.  Any suggestions on what would be the easiest way to grab this pin and turn it out so that it may be replaced with something tunable?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan <SPAN class=correction id="">Eder</SPAN>, <SPAN class=correction id="">RPT</SPAN> </DIV> </DIV></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>