<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Use the soft pedal, if the wippens don't move, you should be all right.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>If not, just bend the wire a bit, to compensate.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=KeyKat88@aol.com href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:24 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bridle straps' length</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Greetings, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       Is there any consequence to replacing bridle straps with ones that are slightly shorter? Will slightly shorter (less than 1/8") straps affect the action's cycle?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>'REading, PA</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>