Bridle Straps more

[pianoman]

Hi Ken,
Wow, another spelling.  If we don't watch out Newton will get mad. :>)
It seems they would aid in repetition attached in either place.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G.
 St. Louis, MO.
Competent Service since 1962
 Do what is right and do no harm
 Creator of  Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano  Peripherals

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> From: Ken Jankura <kenrpt@mail.cvn.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Bridle Straps
> Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 6:06 PM
> 
> At 05:30 PM 9/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 04:58 PM 9/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Hi All, 	
> >>	Just wanted to hit this topic one more time with a few added thoughts.

> >>	Is it bridle or bridal?  Actually each word could convey the purpose
of
> >>the straps.  'Bridle' referring to controlling or connecting from the
lower
> >>action and the upper action.  In the same context 'bridal' could mean
the
> >>same, wedding the upper and lower actions together.
> >
> >* Nice try James, but it's 'bridle'. The discussion of 'bridal' straps
is
> >best left on bizzare@fetish.org.
> >
> >
> >
> >>	I have often wondered why the straps are attached to the butt end of
the
> >>mechanism rather than the catcher end.  At the catcher end there would
be
> >>no problems at all about possible jack interference.  Does anyone know
the
> >>reason for this?
> >>James Grebe
> >
> >* In uprights, they pass through a hole in the catcher, which amounts to
> >(roughly) the same thing. Also, I seem to remember seeing dinky little
> >pianoids with the bridle straps glued to the underside of the catchers,
or
> >did I dream that?
> >
> > Ron 
> >
> As Jim Ellis' article from the PTJ a few months ago proved, the main
> function of the brydell straps is to aid repetition. Being attached to
the
> butts probably serves this function better.   Ken
>  
>    Ken Jankura, RPT
>    Newburg, PA