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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Tom,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I don't know how I =
could improve
on what Ron wrote. I've never had one fail to come out the bottom in the =
tenor
section. Those are all supposed to be through-drilled. I have only =
encountered a
couple of broken pins in Baldwin pianos (and those were on pianos in the =
lab
that had undergone--shall we say--somewhat abnormal use). I was always =
able to
drive them through using a flush-fitting drift punch and rapped smartly =
with a
ten or twelve ounce hammer, sending them smartly out the bottom. (You =
want to
work a thin piece of metal or wood down there to keep from damaging the
soundboard when the pin drops free and the punch pops down.) Before you =
go back
at the thing with a hammer and punch you might try using a mirror to =
look at the
underside of the plate to determine whether or not the hole is =
through-drilled.
If it is--what can I say?--it should drive through.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>The only time I've =
ever had to
remove one of these pins from the bass section the plate was already out =
of the
piano. Much like Ron's suggestion I used a drill bit small enough to =
slip
through the hole in the pin and drilled through the plate. I don't =
remember the
size--probably about 1/8". Then I back-drilled (using that first hole as =
a
guide) with another, somewhat larger, drill bit until that bit hit =
the pin.
Again, I don't remember the exact size. If a 1/8" bit was used first the =
back
drilling could be done with a 3/16" bit. Using a punch the size of the =
second
drill bit I was able to simply drive the pins up out of the plate. =
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>These pins are a =
friction fit, the
amount of friction being dependent on the amount of spring pressure. =
Usually
there is not all that much friction and it's not all that hard to get =
them out.
If you've tried soaking the thing with a drop or two of <EM>Liquid =
Wrench</EM>
and still can't get it to budge I don't know what else to suggest. Pull =
the
plate and drive up from the back.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Sorry I can't be of =
more
help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> July 06, 2003 1:41 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Accu-just hitch =
pin
removal</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Del,<BR>What is your method of removing the =
accu-just pins.
Bear in mind, the pin broke off below the surface. Tapping it out with =
a punch
didn't budge the broken end.<BR>Question is, are the pins put in by =
force fit
or are they put with an adhesive additive.<BR>There some wonderful =
suggestions
about approaches to the removal. But with your Baldwin background you =
could
shed quite a bit of light on this subject.<BR>Tom Servinsky</FONT>
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