<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><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>Now Joe, d</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>on't hold back.  Next time, be sure to say it with some feeling!  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</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, March 14, 2006 10:08 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stripped Tuning Pin, was striped tuning pin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>ES, (whoever the hell that is!), said: "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>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,</DIV> <DIV>This is the kind of idiocy that drove me to take a sabbatical! I certainly wouldn't want you working on my piano! Sheesh! Get the correct tool and use it correctly!</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>