<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Jon</DIV> <DIV>  It's brass. Try moto tooling a slot in the end and turning it ou= t. I know I had this happen once but I can't recall the specific details except I= did get it out. Dig it out, plug & drill. Blasting caps, illegal fire works........ You get the idea</DIV> <DIV>   Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>have a 20's vintage A with one sheered at the belly rail. It has a short <BR>drop.<BR>Is this style still being used in new ones? I have an e-mail = into them<BR>but probably won't hear back for days yet.<BR><BR>At worst, I coul= d install a sleeve with a set screw to secure the front <BR>portion.<BR>Gett= ing the threaded portion out of the belly rail might be tricky.<BR><BR>Any oth= er suggestions?<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page, piano technician<BR>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<BR>mailto:jonpage@comcast.net</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></D= IV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>