<WBR>I took a small screw driver, and thinned the end. You can use a file, but if you're careful, you can do it on a grinding wheel. When you file the tip, it will get hot, and it softens the metal. But, if you immediately dip the tip of the screwdriver into water, it hardens it. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT  <br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: martin cipolla <pianodoctor@msn.com><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:43 am<br> Subject: Grand Piano drop scew tool?<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_a72c89fd-7f84-4f2b-bd77-da9da88708d6> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_a72c89fd-7f84-4f2b-bd77-da9da88708d6 .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_2_a72c89fd-7f84-4f2b-bd77-da9da88708d6 body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</STYLE> I was regulating a 1940 vintage Steinway S today and having some trouble with the drop screws.  My standard drop screw tool does not work. (Hole is too big, wont grab the screw.)  The screw has a slot in it but so tiny I have no screw driver to fit it.  Can it be there is a tool out there I haven't bought yet?  I ran into this once before on a Korean Piano.  Is there a tool that can help me.?<br>  <br> Thanks, <br> Marty<br> <br> <HR> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. <A href="http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008" target=_blank>Get it now!</A> = </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>