<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Good idea, but I'd go for Pianotek item BPE-1, page D-33.  It looks a lot like the Schaff item, but it is thicker in cross section, and a harder steel, so it won't twist in two when you try to use it.  DAMHIK.</DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/30/2004 2:54:48 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: removing broken tuning pin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>How about using, item #110, a tuning pin extractor, in the Schaff catalogue page 46.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Vice grips?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> removing broken tuning pin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Hi all, <BR><BR>I've come across a piano that has a broken tuning pin(it was like that when I got there...really...).  There is nothing square left on the pin fragment still in the plate.  It is in the very corner, where strut meets strut next to the stretcher.  Hacksawing a slot may be difficult.  I'm looking for advice as to the best way to get this out.   <BR><BR>This isn't an urgent situation, since the tech that was involved in the breakage has said he'd get it out, and get a new pin and string in, but I have my doubts that that will occur, so I'd like to be ready with a solution or two should I be called on to deal with this. <BR><BR>Thanks in advance, <BR><BR>Dave Stahl <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>