[pianotech] bridle wires

[Scott Helms, RPT]

You're right - remove the straps from the wires, noting where you want
them to sit on the wire. That's where you put the top end of your shrink
tubing. If the tubing wants to slide down the wire before you've shrinked
(shrunk? shrank?) it, hold tweezers on the bridle wire at the bottom end
of the tubing to hold it in place (not on the tubing itself because the
tweezers get hot and the tubing gets damaged). Shrink away, and replace
the bridle straps.

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






> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Helms, RPT" <tuner at helmsmusic.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] bridle wires
>
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>>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
>>
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>     Yay!  Best reply yet!  I've done the glue many times -- OK
> for a while, but not long-term.  This is a school piano and
> always needs hammers or jacks repinned.  Gotta be able to hook
> and unhook the bridles.  Glue usually makes it necessary to
> damage the tabs when removing.
>     For the shrink-tube method, I presume you first remove the
> bridle strap, shrink on the tubing, then replace the straps?
>     Thanks mucho!
>     --David Nereson, RPT
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