Since the old ones are often made of leather, on the ends, i use a drop vaseline expensive care, to soften the leather, and it works qute well. Glue is a bugger to get off later. I once repaired a piano on which someone had soldered that metal web strap. THAT was a pain to remove !!! Jim Kinnear, The Pianoguy www.pianoguy.com jkinnear@pianoguy.com
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