<html> At 04:27 AM 9/5/2002 -0700, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>The front rail pins being rusty around the base and swollen are so tight they are hard to even turn much less pull out. They are not drilled all the way through so removing the key frame and driving them out from the bottom is not an option. Any tricks? I am an ex plumber/pipefitter so I KNOW brute strength and dumb luck. I'm considering using my right angle drill. Since the pins are oval I shouldn't have to tighten up the chuck much to get them spinning.</font><br> <font face="arial" size=2>Keith R</font></blockquote><br> The lower portion of the front rail pins are round.<br> A long pair of diagonal cutter will lever them out when the cutters are levered against<br> a small block. The sharp face will grip the pin well.<br> Turn the pins with pliers a few times to break the hold first.<br> <div>Regards,</div> <br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>