Bridle Straps more

[Ken Jankura]

At 06:31 PM 9/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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

 The leverage would not be as effective if the Brai' Delle straps were
attached to the catcher.  Ken


>> 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
>
>
   Ken Jankura, RPT
   Newburg, PA