[pianotech] bridle wires

[Gerald Groot]

Great Idea Scott!!!!  

-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Scott Helms, RPT 
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:18 AM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] bridle wires 

I have used small-diameter shrink tubing on this type of bridle wires to 
keep the bridle straps from sliding down off the "crook". Just cut the 
tubing into little 1/4" lengths, slide it over the bridle wire so the top 
end is just about where you want the bridle strap to sit, and shrink it 
onto the wire. This is a much faster and less expensive way of addressing 
the problem than installing new bridle wires. 

------ 
Scott A. Helms, Registered Piano Technician 
480-818-3871 
www.helmsmusic.net 






> A tiny dab of white glue on the bridle tape hole with a toothpick might do

> wonders! This works well for old rattling tapes that are still intact, but

> noisy. 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:52 PM, David Nereson <da88ve at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
>>   Has anybody replaced the "stupid"-type bridle wires (where the strap 
>> can 
>> slide down the wire if the hole in the tab gets enlarged) on some 
>> Baldwin 
>> verticals with "real" bridle wires? What's an efficient way of pushing 
>> the 
>> new ones in (into the same wippens)?  The new wires have fluted, not 
>> threaded ends. I'm wondering if it can be done without unscrewing all 
>> the 
>> wippens from the action. 
>>   --David Nereson, RPT 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ryan Sowers, RPT 
> Puget Sound Chapter 
> Olympia, WA 
> www.pianova.net 
> 



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