Bridle Tape function - was Two Different Worlds

[John Ross]

Ok, I see. It is possible, that you don't run into many pianos, that can 
take the 'cork' repair straps.
The cork ones, have a cork on the end, that fits in a hole, at the bottom of 
the butt catcher. So the European butts probably do not have this.
I don't particularly care for the clip ones, either.
They require more time to put on, and for them to stay put, require some 
additional work.
I tend to look at it, that if a few have gone, the rest are not far behind, 
so I usually replace them all. And yes, travel time, is a factor in my 
decision to do them in the home.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregor _" <karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: Bridle Tape function - was Two Different Worlds


> >From: John Ross
>>
>>Why would replacing bridle tapes, be a job for the shop?
>>Or don't you believe in the cork ones?
>>What do you do, when you replace the tapes in the shop?
>
>
> I am not shure what you mean with the cork ones. These with clips?
> http://www.meyne-klaviertechnik.de/start.php?languag=en&go=10details&id=1446&code=0&zustand=1
>
> I don´t do anything other in the shop than in field service. But it takes 
> too long to exchange the whole set (88) at the customers home, but that´s 
> a question of personal preference and circumstances. The customers I work 
> for live usually not farther away than 45 minutes from my home. This might 
> be different in a huge country like the USA.  Furthermore, if all 88 must 
> be replaced, it´s very likely that anything else has to be repaired, too.
>
> Gregor
>
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