<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>Um, so does anyone use = standard bridle straps anymore?  What's wrong with cutting off the old = straps at the base, trimming new ones to length and gluing on the new ones at the base = of the the catcher?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4>William R. Monroe<BR>Assoc.<BR>Madison, WI</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe = And Penny Goss</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> Wednesday, February 11, = 2004 5:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Catchers & = bridle straps</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So You are the one doing that = O:((</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just kidding a little, please just a = speck to hold them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find that my hammer shank drill = will usually clean out the remander of the glued in cork and that my 1/8" screw = driver blade is very useful in removing the glued in cork. Poke it through = the old cork and twist to remove some of the cork then ream out the = hole.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<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 dir=ltr 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=anrebe@zianet.com = href="mailto:anrebe@zianet.com">Andrew & Rebeca Anderson</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> Wednesday, February 11, = 2004 3:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Catchers & = bridle straps</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>They also sell cork bridle straps that insert into = the hole the old strap came through.  I dab glue on these and shove them = into the hole.  They are much more secure than the clip variety IMHO.<BR><BR>Andrew<BR>Las Cruces, NM<BR><BR>At 10:35 AM 2/11/2004 = -0700, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT = size=2>Greetings ,</FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Spring clips are nice , but I would dab = a bit of epoxy on them so that they don't slip around later , cause even = when you crimp them they may be a little loose .    Thoughts = ?</FONT><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">----- Original = Message ----- <BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">Keith McGavern</A> <BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> <BR><B>Cc:</B> = <A href="mailto:maxzuboff@mtu-net.ru">Max Zuboff</A> = <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:58 AM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Catchers & bridle straps<BR><BR>At 4:33 PM +0300 2/11/04, Max Zuboff wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT = face=arial size=2>  Hello.<BR>  Are there any chances on = removing a catcher from its shank without destroying and drilling out the = shank or damaging anything else? I need to do that in order to = replace bridle straps on an upright in which the straps go down the = same hollows in the catchers to which the shanks are glued.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Max,<BR><BR>There is a tool that = might let you do this with relative success. It's a Hammer Head & Butt = Extractor type tool available through piano supply places.<BR><BR>However, there is a much easier method to install = new bridle straps if that is all you're wanting to do. It is using = Spring Clip Bridle Straps as Don Rose mentioned.<BR><BR>Personally, I = would consider it overkill to remove the catchers for this purpose = unless you are trying to maintain originality for whatever reason.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Keith<BR><BR><PRE>-- </PRE><FONT face="Courier New, Courier"></FONT>Keith = McGavern          &nbsp= ;            =              = Texas State Association<BR>Registered Piano = Technician          &nb= sp;      SOONER SPRING SEMINAR<BR>Oklahoma Chapter = 731           &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;          March 11-14<BR>Piano Technicians = Guild           &n= bsp;            <A href="http://www.ptg.org/tsa/" = eudora="autourl">http://www.ptg.org/tsa/</A><BR>USA</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCK= QUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>