<html><div>Try a left handed drill bit and drill counter-clockwise.  If the agraffe is not in very tight the drill will back it out fairly easy.  If it is really stuck you may still want to try it.  You can get left hand drill bits from a machine tool supply place.  If you do damage the treads you can drill/retap the hole for a 3/8th inch bolt.  Cut off a section of the bolt the depth of the agraffe hole -  drill/tap in the center of the bolt section to accept an agraffe.  Screw the bolt section into the plate, you may want to use some "Loctite 271" or similar threadlocker to be sure it stays where you put it.  Then screw the agraffe into the bolt section.  Hope you don't have to do all that.  Rolland Miller</div> <br> <div>At 09:29 PM 11/17/98 +0100, you wrote:</div> <div>>Hello,</div> <div>></div> <div>>What is your favourite method of exctracting a broken agraffe in a</div> <div>>grand. (nothing is out) </div> <div>></div> <br> <div>></div> <div>>Any idea welcome.</div> <div>></div> <div>>Best regards.</div> <div>></div> <div>>Isaac OLEG</div> > <BR> <b>Rolland Miller MPT, PTG/RPT<br> Miller Piano Service<br> North Ridgeville, OH<br> 440.748.3150<br> E-mail rmiller@en.com</b> </html>