<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thought I had a broken treble string = today. took out the old one only to find it wasn't broken. Looking closer .... no = plate pin. Gone. Popped out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Okay, found the old one--all bent and = boogered up. Got out new one. Gently pounded it in using 2 1/2 # hammer and tuning = pin punch. Used large screwdriver and hammer from up above to bend the pin = down, somewhat.  Installed string. Up ... up... up... near pitch ... up = ... uuuup .... TWANGGGGGG.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Okay, so I don't know how to install a = new plate pin. And scared of breaking the plate with too much whapping and tapping.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would greatly appreciate a brief = lesson, here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ever Learning in Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>