Bridal Straps Married

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Sat, 02 Oct 1999 22:41:24 -0400


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Steven,

I am under the impression that if the bridle strap has as much slack as you describe
here, it is incorrectly regulated.  I want the straps to help return the hammers; it's
one of their few functions, if I understand things correctly.

Regards,
Clyde Hollinger

Steven Lewis wrote:

> Hi,
> I've been tacking bridle straps in pianos for over 30 years, and I like it the
> best.  I can put a set on in less than an hour, and they are also are cheaper than
> the cork.
> Also, while a tuning a vertical yesterday, with the current thread regarding bridle
> straps in mind.  I noticed that after the hammer has checked, if you hold the hammer
> with your hand in position so it won't fall back and release the key, and the wippen
> falls all the way back down, if there is slack still in the bridle strap, then the
> strap does no good at all in regards to helping the hammer come back to position...
> just an observation.

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