<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Did you guys get me email about the kite string (the good stuff is woven).  <div>It's the same color size and consistency.</div><div>Sorry if I'm repeating myself, this didn't show up in my in or out box so I thought it might have gotten lost in cyperspace.</div><div>Feel free to delete!</div><div>Laura Olsen</div><div>Barrington, IL<br><div><div>On Jun 26, 2012, at 7:20 PM, <<a href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tomtuner@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <div>I use a braided fly fishing line. I’m not able to get into the shop today to get the details, but I remember it had the same OD as the yamaha stuff for the spring cord repair. One important  criteria is that it doesn’t fray when cut and accepts glues well.  I bought the stuff at an outdoor store that has a fly fishing shop and they sold me a big bunch </div> <div>for just a few bucks.. </div> <div>Tom Driscoll</div> <div>{Jim , call me and I can hook you up 508-954-1251}</div> <div style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <div style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <div><font size="3" face="Calibri"></font> </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="tonycaught@gmail.com" href="mailto:tonycaught@gmail.com">Tony Caught</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:53 PM</div> <div><b>.To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] silk chord </div></div></div></div> <div style="FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The cord used in the vertical blind manufacture is the one I use. Thin, woven, flexible and strong.<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:52 PM, <a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com" target="_blank">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">I underestimated how much silk chord one needs for a jack spring job (square grand).<br><br>This chord I got from from Schaff looks like it has a core and weave(or whatever you call it). Any chance one could get this stuff locally at a fabric/upholstery store or some such?<br><br>Jim Ialeggio<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>-- <br>Jim Ialeggio<br><a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com" target="_blank">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</a><br>(978) 425-9026<br>Shirley, MA<br><br></font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Tony Caught<br><a href="mailto:tonycaught@gmail.com" target="_blank">tonycaught@gmail.com</a><br>0427 850 737<br><br></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>