I did the same thing with a pair of hemostats

love the post-it note period in taylor's history. other than the mid 90s, definitaly my favaorite taylor period. mine was purple....:roll:

so my batteries came out easy, just tipped the 312ce up and i could pull teh bats out. i bet you got double post its in there....you only need one single sheet to prevent the rattling. hope that is it.

and i agree with norm, 9 volts are no easier....:D