Quality of tie tapes/bridle straps

[alan forsyth]

I visited the Herrberger Brooks factory in Nottingham circa 1993 and they 
were using a "similar" tape. They would make up an action and keyboard to 
suit your own design, very handy for replacing plastic actions! If they 
liked the look of you they were a source for free piles of action cloth and 
felt offcuts.It was very interesting to see the vast acreages of timber 
drying yards required and to watch the machines  bedding in the new actions. 
I think it took about a week to bed in an action properly before they could 
be regulated.The works have now been taken over by Renner, if I remember 
rightly.

AF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Quality of tie tapes/bridle straps


> "used to supply a certain action manufacturer whose name I will withhold."
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> Aww, it's no fun if you don't name names!
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> Best,
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> David.
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