Hi Robbie,  I decided to work on getting the stoppers out of the
bottom of the metal pipes of my 20-note organ.  The low humidity here
in the desert caused them to shrink and drop to the bottom of the pipe.

I wrote the organ builder and he suggested turning a screw into the
top of the stopper by using a rod attached to a small wallboard screw
but there wasn't room to do this.  I tried a crochet hook but it didn't
penetrate the hard wood.  In desperation I used the vacuum cleaner to
suck out the stoppers from the pipes.  Now they have a pin in the sides
that will prevent this problem.

Bill Chapman
La Quinta, Calif.