From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacing Bridle Straps on a Birdcage Message-ID: <aaf134ef0907231405k5c090147uabfa5f290bb443a5 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Well, unless you plan to acquire your own BC piano, you'll probably have to remove it at some point, and do it in front of the customer. As long as you take precautions not to force anything (more than should be necessary, anyhow... like getting a typical vertical action away from the action bracket bolts) and think ahead about what you'll do with it once you get it out (like, does it look like your action cradle will accommodate it). I'd be sure the customer knows that these days it's a very uncommon style of action, so it's not unusual that you've never removed one before, but that you're a professional piano technician with mechanical aptitude, so you can figure it out just fine thankyouverymuch.. At least that's what I would do... I've yet to encounter a BC, much less had to remove the action. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN Paul, I'd consider that bad advice for a newby. Overdamper Uprights are not rare as you intimate. Just because you haven't encountered one, does not mean they are 'rare'. I have over 200 in my data base. Of course, I specialize in such, so that's not 'rare' either. Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090723/eb7c4cd5/attachment.htm>
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