<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY 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></BODY></HTML>