<!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 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>   You might try brazing. Take off the blade and hook = and take it to=<BR>=20<BR>someone who does that sort of thing for a living. = Dont right it should last=<BR>=20<BR>a good long time.<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you want a disaster....Braze = it!  NOT! Silver solder is the way to go, as it is low enough heat that will not = MELT the BRASS Sostenuto Rod! Brazing is done with a higher heat and WILL melt = the Sostenuto Rod! Count on it!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>