<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCI= I"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-T= OP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LE= FT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin== 7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <P><BR>Naw...didn't budget for it and it makes no difference unless you= know what to look for...;-]  </P> <P>David I.<BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Piannaman@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR= >Received: 9/19/2005 5:46:04 PM<BR>Subject: Re: bridle straps<BR><BR><F= ONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV align=left>In a message dated 9/19/2005 5:11:47 PM Pacific Stand= ard Time, ilvey@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Ar= ial color=#000000 size=2>Lists,<BR><BR>I going to install bridle st= raps on a Steinway upright.   No catcher hole for cork so I'm= using the plain bridle straps.   Schaff informed me that the= tacks are not available anymore.   How do you guys and gals = attach the bridle straps to the catcher dowel?<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR>&= nbsp;           </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>David,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Last time I did a job on a quality piano, I removed the catcher sh= anks, took out the remainders of the old straps, and glued the new ones= in the same way.  Kind of time consuming, but it looked great.</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>