I'm trying to restore a Slingerland snare, but I am having a (rather embarassing) problem removing the hardware. I can't get the muffler knob off... I would expect it to just unscrew, but I get it almost to the end of the muffler screw and it just won't budge. I can't just pull the long bolt out of the muffler mechanism itself because it has a flange on the end of it that keeps it from being removed.
Any suggestions on how to remove it? Here's some photo of the troublesome knob/muffler in question...
[IMG]http://shan.moonbase.net/images/ebay/drums/snareRestore/knob.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://shan.moonbase.net/images/ebay/drums/snareRestore/knob2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://shan.moonbase.net/images/ebay/drums/snareRestore/knobinside.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://shan.moonbase.net/images/ebay/drums/snareRestore/insidemuffler.jpg[/IMG]