bridle strap - was Re: 1902 Conover upright jack lever

[Mike McCoy]

Hi Keith,

 I probably re-opened this can of worms again. The reason I commented was
that I thought the ORIGINAL INTENT of the straps was to keep the wips from
falling and the fact that this Conover had no straps supports that belief,
at least at that time in that piano. If you read Jim Ellis's article in the
Journal of Dec '97 you will believe that properly adjusted straps do assist
in repetition, but I don't believe that was the original intent of the
design, but I've been wrong twice today already.

 Mike


Mike McCoy RPT
So Central Pa Chapter 170 & SEPA 190 PTG
Langhorne, Pa
Mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net

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Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: bridle strap - was Re: 1902 Conover upright jack lever


> >..The current question
> >reads:
> >
> >"The primary function of the bridle strap is:"
> >
> >A)-To speed repetition
> >B)-To keep the jack from falling below the butt felt during action
removal
> >and installation...
> >The answer used to be B, now it is A...
>
> Mike, Ron, LIst,
>
> I disagree with the primary function being A.  Maybee a secondary function
> does exist with bridle straps assisting repetition when properly
regulated,
> but I don't believe for a moment that was their intended primary purpose.
>
> And this Conover design does add some credibility to such a belief by the
> ommission of the bridle strap/wire parts altogether.  At least, that's how
> I view it.
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
>
>