<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=484172400-13032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Thanks Bob and thanks, Gordon, for the good technical tips--will = try.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=484172400-13032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=484172400-13032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=484172400-13032003><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>BobDavis88@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Shank = extractions ...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 3/12/2003 3:32:10 PM = Pacific Standard Time, tune4u@earthlink.net writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">I'd appreciate hearing your ideas for digging out the = remains of a shank<BR>that has broken off right next to the hammer molding or = right next to the<BR>butt.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>One of the standard = methods is to drill down the approximate center of the shank, slightly smaller than = the shank, insert a drywall screw, and heat it. Not my idea, but it works.<BR><BR>Bob Davis</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>