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<div>My thinking on the bridle strap issue is that the role of the bridle straps is to keep the jack from slipping under the hammer butt felt when the action is removed from the piano. If the hammer will not return to the rest position without being yanked there by the bridle strap, there is a problem somewhere. It sounds like you've found the problem in your case. I'm curious: is the action you are working on constructed so that the jacks do not fall below the hammer butt felts, even without bridle straps? If so, that would probably explain the absence of bridle straps.</div>
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<div>Floyd Gadd</div>
<div>Manitoba Chapter</div>
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