by raimundo » 7 Dec 2008 10:45
Ah, the old screw cap with pin and spring lock up.
when you depress the pin with a hook pick and unscrew the cap,
The pin will fall out right away, but the spring will try to hide in the hole and await a chance to fall out unseen and hide in the carpet
another tailpiece fastener is the roll pin, a piece of rolled spring steel that can only be driven out with a pin punch. examine both ends before driving it, one end may be fatter, you dont want to drive that end any deeper in.
Wake up and smell the Kafka!!!