<html>  <head></head> <body>  <DIV></DIV> Thanks Terry, by the way, I'd go with the Darnell casters as well.   RU/UP <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>: -------------- > My recommendation would be to get a new hitch pin and see if it fits snugly > (with some tapping) into the hole. If it does, you are all set - pound it in > (with a low-mass hammer) and bend like original. > > If the fit is loose, then you simply need to find some steel rod of diameter > large enough to either fit snugly into hole, or drill the hole out a bit for > a proper fit (don't go through soundboard!). > > This repair is not as difficult or high-tech as one may think. Simply make > the hole the right size for whatever hunk of steel rod you have, cut to > length, tap in, bend over, maybe touchup with paint if you want, install > string. > > Oh, and collect check! > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Went to fix what I thought was going to be a broken string on a Kimball > > grand (70's) and found that the hitch pin had been pulled out from the > > plate. I tried tapping it back into the hole, but it pulled out again when > > tension was back on the strings. > > > > The pin was bent and had grooves on it, should I replace with a new pin? > > and what is the proper procedure for this repair. The pin is located at > > the break just before the high treble. > > > > Thanks, > > Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE>  </body> </html>