<!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 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Actually, the number of redo's with cork, has been negligible. Most of the ones I do are original.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>On the odd one where I run across, I made up a reamer from an old screwdriver that works quite well. At the moment I don't know where it is, or I would send a picture. I think it can be visualized though. Tapered with sharpened sides.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I find the ones wrapped and glued around the small shank to the backcheck, much more of a curse.</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=toddpianoworks@yahoo.com href="mailto:toddpianoworks@yahoo.com">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 01, 2007 11:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bridle Straps</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>It is possible that a tech before you may have not been trained to only use a <STRONG><EM>spot</EM></STRONG> of glue on the cork.  What happens in this case?  Do <STRONG><EM>you</EM></STRONG> find the tech and send him/her to hell, along with the piano keys, so he can play his accordion?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>John Ross <<A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I use a spot of glue, on all cork straps.<BR>I have ran across too many examples, of them having fallen out.<BR>If you use just a spot, I can't see this causing any problem with future <BR>removal, and it ensures they stay in place.<BR>So I guess I disagree with you, Mark :-)<BR>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Mark Dierauf" <PIANOTECH@NHPIANOS.COM><BR>To: "'Pianotech List'" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 8:55 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Bridle Straps<BR><BR><BR>>I disagree - never use glue on cork straps. Just use to correct size<BR>> cork and you are unlikely to experience any problems. These things only<BR>> last a generation or so and may need to be replaced again. If you glue<BR>> them in, future techs will wish you into that special place in hell<BR>> right next to the marketing dept from Janssen Pianos or the guys who<BR>> designed upright actions that won't stand on the bench by themselves!<BR>><BR>> BTW, a bridle inserter can be as simple as a hammershank with a needle<BR>> pushed into one end. If you thin the shank this tool can double as a<BR>> between-the-strings chopstick voicer.<BR>><BR>> - Mark Dierauf<BR>><BR>><BR>> Two Thousand SEVEN, Two Thousand SEVEN...<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Ron Nossaman [mailto:rnossaman@cox.net]<BR>> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 12:58 AM<BR>> To: Pianotech List<BR>> Subject: Re: Bridle Straps<BR>><BR>><BR>>> What is everyone's experience with cork vs. clip vs. regular bridle<BR>> straps??<BR>>><BR>>> Thanks Tom!<BR>>> Matthew<BR>><BR>> It's been a while, but, nearly thirty years ago, I made an<BR>> inserter for regular old bridle straps. No cork, no clip. A<BR>> dab of Titebond, and bridle strappedness was both served and<BR>> assured. Those times I resorted to either corks, or clips, I<BR>> still used Titebond to head off post installation attack<BR>> syndrome. You know. Like the Indiana Jones movies where the<BR>> dead always attack as he passes by. Pass by as you may,<BR>> Titebonded bridle straps aren't likely to attack beyond the<BR>> initial installation statute of limitations. It's a lock. I<BR>> tend to approach these things from the standpoint that if you<BR>> glue the weasel down in the first place, he won't be showing<BR>> up to bite you in the bedoingus later, when you least expect,<BR>> or need, it. In other words, always glue, and live long, loud,<BR>> and large, gloating about the low failure rate of your repairs<BR>> (statistically speaking). A decent glue joint today makes for<BR>> minimal trauma tomorrow, at least in this instance.<BR>><BR>> Endtrans - The Phantom,<BR>> .....<BR>><BR>> <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <P>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>