Catchers & bridle straps

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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So You are the one doing that O:((
Just kidding a little, please just a speck to hold them.
I find that my hammer shank drill will usually clean out the remander of =
the glued in cork and that my 1/8" screw driver blade is very useful in =
removing the glued in cork. Poke it through the old cork and twist to =
remove some of the cork then ream out the hole.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Andrew & Rebeca Anderson=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:22 PM
  Subject: Re: Catchers & bridle straps


  They also sell cork bridle straps that insert into the hole the old =
strap came through.  I dab glue on these and shove them into the hole.  =
They are much more secure than the clip variety IMHO.

  Andrew
  Las Cruces, NM

  At 10:35 AM 2/11/2004 -0700, you wrote:

    Greetings ,
    Spring clips are nice , but I would dab a bit of epoxy on them so =
that they don't slip around later , cause even when you crimp them they =
may be a little loose .    Thoughts ?

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      From: Keith McGavern=20
      To: Pianotech=20
      Cc: Max Zuboff=20
      Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:58 AM
      Subject: Re: Catchers & bridle straps

      At 4:33 PM +0300 2/11/04, Max Zuboff wrote:

          Hello.
          Are there any chances on removing a catcher from its shank =
without destroying and drilling out the shank or damaging anything else? =
I need to do that in order to replace bridle straps on an upright in =
which the straps go down the same hollows in the catchers to which the =
shanks are glued.

      Max,

      There is a tool that might let you do this with relative success. =
It's a Hammer Head & Butt Extractor type tool available through piano =
supply places.

      However, there is a much easier method to install new bridle =
straps if that is all you're wanting to do. It is using Spring Clip =
Bridle Straps as Don Rose mentioned.

      Personally, I would consider it overkill to remove the catchers =
for this purpose unless you are trying to maintain originality for =
whatever reason.

      Sincerely,

      Keith


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