<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hummmmm,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Action upside down, Lay a bead of glue, = Install pre cut tapes?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoguy@rogers.com = href="mailto:pianoguy@rogers.com">Richard Gullion</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 19, = 2005 6:29 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: bridle = straps</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Do you remove the hammers, and clamp the tapes, or just hold for = a few seconds, in place. I get a lot of these, and am looking for better ways.<BR><BR><B><I>Stephen Grattan <<A = href="mailto:lostchordclinic@ameritech.net">lostchordclinic@ameritech.n= et</A>></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid"> <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We glue them to the dowel right at the butt with Titebond or = hot hide glue.  About 1/4" area of glue, press the tape in and let it = dry well.  We probably do 2500 bridle tapes a year this way with = very few failures.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Grattan</DIV> <DIV>Lost Chord Clinic</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>David Ilvedson = <ilvey@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff = 2px solid">Lists,<BR><BR>I going to install bridle straps 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><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>= pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOT= E></DIV><BR><BR>Richard<BR>the "Piano Guy"</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>