Bridle Tape function - was Two Different Worlds

[gordon stelter]

Holds action together. Helps hammer pull away from
strings more quickly than without. ( Increases
repetition speed. ) many people have said that
"holding action together " is all they do, but
original patent claims deny this, and all you need to
do to test it is regulate an action completely, then
remove the tapes and see how well ( or not ) it plays.
     G
--- Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com>
wrote:

> Not to open up a can of worms...ok, maybe so.  The
> current PTG written exam
> has a question regarding the function of bridle
> tapes and (in the new
> test)holding the action together is NOT one of the
> choices.  (chuckle,
> chuckle)
> 
> Michelle Smith
> Smith Piano Service
> Bastrop, Texas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Spalding
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 5:43 PM
> To: tune4u at earthlink.net; Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Two Different Worlds ... was Kimball
> Consolette keytop problem
> 
> Alan,
> 
>  From world 1.62:  I can't remember ever doing just
> bridle tapes by 
> themselves.  If the action needs work that requires
> removal, then I add 
> an hour and a half to the job for the tapes (so I
> can re-install the 
> action - that's all they're for, anyhow).  That time
> is just for the 
> tape replacement, there's other money in the job to
> get the action out 
> of the piano and into the cradle in my shop.  BTW,
> it's no coincidence 
> that the G Labor Guide lists the job at 1.5 hours.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 



 
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