<font color='black' size='2' face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif'><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">The safest way is to heat the remaining stub before you attempt to turn it.  If it broke the top off, it can break the bottom, too.  It doesn't need to be red hot, just really warm.  </font> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Regards,<br> </font><br> <div style="font-size: 13px; clear: both; "><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Ed Foote RPT<br> http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html</font></div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black; ">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love  <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_d9037b32-3c86-4915-b7f0-d912630a55da"> Take the stack off, take the button off and use a vise grips to grab the shank that held the button and turn it out. <div>David Love<br> <a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br> (sent from bb)</div> <hr> <div><b>From: </b> Wesley Hardman <<a href="mailto:hardmanwesley84@gmail.com">hardmanwesley84@gmail.com</a>> </div> <div><b>Sender: </b> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianot</a> </div> <div>When the letoff screw in a Steinway grand breaks  at the top,what is the safest way of removing the remainder of the screw without having to drill the broken part out in order to replace with a new letoff screw?</div> <div> </div> <div>Wesley Hardman</div> <div>Scottsboro, Alabama</div> </div>  </div> </div> </font>