[pianotech] No Bridle Tapes

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

Kimball did this in some of their Whitney spinets - no bridle tapes - no 
bridle wires. The action is so compact that even when the wippen drops down 
the jack does not fall under the felt on the hammer butt.
Ken Gerler
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry J Messerly" <prescottpiano at juno.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 8:41 AM
Subject: [pianotech] No Bridle Tapes


> I've seen a couple of these,  I think they were Gulbransen pianos.  The
> design is such that the tapes are not needed as the jack does not fall
> out of place.
>
> Larry Messerly, RPT
> Bringing Harmony to Homes
>
>    Side note:  Tuned a spinet the other day that didn't have
> any bridles at all.  That's OK as long as you never have to
> remove the action.  Maybe they only expected it to last 10 years
> or so.
>    --David Nereson, RPT
>
>
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