<!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=4>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> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>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=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>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=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><EM><STRONG>Would greatly appreciate = a brief lesson, here.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Ever Learning in Salem, MO</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>