<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <P>If it is an old beater the first thing I would try is to drill the = screws with a left hand drill bit and try a easy-out. If the bit catches in the = screw it will back the screw out. You need a reversible drill for this. I = would try drilling through the pressure bar. If this doesn’t work all you = are out is a little time and the price of a left hand drill bit and an easy-out = which you will probably use again in the future anyway. If it is a real good piano = or the above doesn’t work I would follow Newton Hunt’s procedure. = Fastenal (phone (507)-454-5374), who claims to have stores all over the US, is = where I get my left hand drill bits. I think Snap-On (your favorite auto = mechanic can probably direct you to a dealer) also has them. </P> <P><FONT color=#000000 size=2>John Dewey</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </P></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Joe & Penny Goss <<A = href="mailto:imatunr@primenet.com">imatunr@primenet.com</A>><BR><B>T= o: </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> = <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Saturday, January 01, 2000 11:34 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Repair ? = or Dump<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My last tuning for the year was a = old Hoffman upright that presented a repair that has never been my pleasure to = attempt to do. Any suggestions as to methods of repair that do not require restringing the instrument would be welcome.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Problem, screws that hold the capo = bar are mostly broken off. Of eight screws that are broken only = one is not broken off deep in the pin block.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The screws are broken off in this = pattern, the capital O is screws in tact and small o those broken = off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  TENOR    / Treble</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OOOOoooOooooOoOO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone out there been able to = drill the screw stubs out by going through the capo bar?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was able to tune the instrument = but oh what an adventure <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe = Goss</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>