Bridle Tape function - was Two Different Worlds

[John Ross]

You are right there, Mike.
I have a bunch of the ones to use with tacks, got them from somewhere. I 
didn't buy them. I even have the Hale tool to put them in.
I always thought, with the tacks, they looked unprofessional. When I have 
had to replace them, I have found the wood was split, where they went in. I 
did replace them with cork ones.
With the thick CA glue, there should be no need for the tack.
It has been a while, since I have had to use the clips, and will probably go 
with the CA, and the plain straps, I must have been given, a while ago.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta at adelphia.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: Bridle Tape function - was Two Different Worlds


>    John, If the catcher doesn't have a hole to accept the cork type bridle 
> tape, and you're not in favor of the spring clip type, what is the 
> alternative?  The old style glue and carpet tack method? (Heaven forbid).
>    Mike K