Thank you.

No I have not popped it apart. I was actually trying to avoid that if need be, as I've read in other threads not to unless absolutely necessary. The fear being cracking these original scales. But if you're saying new hardware would tighten everything up, I guess thats what I'll do (after trying the tapping). I'll just have to take extra care.

While we're on the topic of un-pinning/re-pinning; the wedge appears to be silver. Are there problems re-installing/aligning the wedge after it's been removed from the scales?

Thanks again.