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:(]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61040 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61027 Thu, 20 May 2004 23:11:15 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61027 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61007 Thu, 20 May 2004 17:38:00 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61007 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61000 Thu, 20 May 2004 15:38:04 +0000
I drilled through it with my smallest drill-bit, which by the way broke off!!! I then had to use a slightly bigger bit to push the small one through - by this time though it had loosened the pin and it came out.

A WORD OF WARNING - I mentioned that the (.42 gauge, roundwound) bottom E string had snapped - bits of metal tended to fly out while I was drilling so make sure you have some kind of eye protection - as luck would have it, I was wearing reading glasses, but not through any foresight on my part - I'll know better next time!!!!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-61000 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60995 Thu, 20 May 2004 05:51:38 +0000
If that doesn't work then you will have to get a Drill & Tap set if you want to do it the way you would get it done professionally.

Basically that consists of drilling a small pilot hole through the center of the pin (the drill size should be alittle smaller that the tip you are drilling upto) then, you take the tap and slowly recarve the grooves untill all of the old pin shaveings are gone.

Good Luck!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Mike https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60995 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60994 Thu, 20 May 2004 05:47:35 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60994 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60993 Thu, 20 May 2004 05:26:00 +0000
Not waking her up at 2.20 am though - more than my life's worth!!!!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60993 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60991 Thu, 20 May 2004 05:20:41 +0000
Good Luck!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Mike https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60991 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60988 Thu, 20 May 2004 04:59:19 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60988 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60987 Thu, 20 May 2004 04:49:53 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Floyd https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/broken-bridge-pin/#post-60987