Bridle Straps

[Alan R. Barnard]

For what it's worth (after taxes); On anything but a real nice rebuild, I use cork with a dab of PVC or Titebond if there are holes. Otherwise, I cuss a little and glue in plain old-fashioned strips. I think the clips suck seawater, they move, twist, deregulate, and basically look sloppy. I guess you could use clips and glue them, but I just don't like 'em. 

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
Joshua 24:15



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 12/31/2006 11:58:20 PM
Subject: Re: Bridle Straps



>> What is everyone's experience with cork vs. clip vs. regular bridle straps??
>>  
>> Thanks Tom!
>> Matthew

>It's been a while, but, nearly thirty years ago, I made an 
>inserter for regular old bridle straps. No cork, no clip. A 
>dab of Titebond, and bridle strappedness was both served and 
>assured. Those times I resorted to either corks, or clips, I 
>still used Titebond to head off post installation attack 
>syndrome. You know. Like the Indiana Jones movies where the 
>dead always attack as he passes by. Pass by as you may, 
>Titebonded bridle straps aren't likely to attack beyond the 
>initial installation statute of limitations. It's a lock. I 
>tend to approach these things from the standpoint that if you 
>glue the weasel down in the first place, he won't be showing 
>up to bite you in the bedoingus later, when you least expect, 
>or need, it. In other words, always glue, and live long, loud, 
>and large, gloating about the low failure rate of your repairs 
>(statistically speaking). A decent glue joint today makes for 
>minimal trauma tomorrow, at least in this instance.

>Endtrans - The Phantom,
>.....


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