<br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">J Patrick Draine</b> <<a href="mailto:jpdraine@gmail.com">jpdraine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">John, <div>All I can offer is that my web based email, GMail from Google, has a sidebar list of advertisers keyed to the content of the message being read. The following link lists cotton bridle tape <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.waynemills.com/cottontapes.html" target="_blank"> http://www.waynemills.com/cottontapes.html</a>>, but it's not "our" variety -- it's 1" wide! Perhaps an inquiry to them via email could help your search. Or further Google searches will do the trick? BTW, who is supplying suede tipped (piano action) bridle straps these days? </div> <div><span class="sg">Patrick Draine</span><span class="q"><br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Delacour</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:JD@pianomaker.co.uk" target="_blank">JD@pianomaker.co.uk </a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div> <div><br> </div> <div>Ever since I ran out of a 100 metre reel of tie tape and discovered to my horror that I could get no more, I have been searching in vain for a supplier of the good stuff. </div></div></blockquote></div><br> </span></div> </blockquote></div> <div>Am I missing something? Who said bridle straps/tapes were supposed to last forever? That's why replacements are available, it's not a difficult job, it pays OK, It's a part of the normal wear of the piano! </div> <div>Where else can you pay $3 to $4000 for a decent vertical a few more thousand for a better one and have it last long enough to give to your grandchildren and they to theirs? So replacing some parts in the interim should be expected! </div> <div> </div> <div>Mike<br>-- <br>Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. <br>- Denis Waitley<br><br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404 <br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>