<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff"> Two comments on regulating screws:  Firstly, cut down on breakage by using the right tool.  There is nothing like those good old rigid regulating screwdrivers to break off eye screws.  A proper regulating screw driver has some "wobble" on the eye screw, allowing you to turn the screw without being exactly in line with it.  Better yet is a tool with a flexible shaft, allowing wonderful access from "bad" angles.  See: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/screwdriverinfo.html">http://www.pianofortesupply.com/screwdriverinfo.html</a> If a screw breaks off and can't be turned out, I prefer to drive it through with a fine punch instead of trying to dig it out.  This is faster, more secure, and leaves a smaller hole to fix.  I use hammer shanks to fix this situation, drilling in from the side of the rail so that the new screw goes through cross grain, not end grain wood. If you drill a blind hole from the back side of the rail, this repair is essentially invisible Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply </body> </html>