<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I might be that tech. It's a Baldwin, = I think about 30 years old. It's been a work horse at this small music store up = here in the foothills. She gives me referrals. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>The whips being so light, they don't = overcome the friction and push the key down to the backrail cloth. I was = thinking of a lead bead. The action seem to be leveraged well enough to handle it. = Other than needing some adjustment, it's not doing too badly. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Rubber cement might make it a little = less of a hassle to work on than titebond. Maybe if I coated the wire with a mold = release first, a little rubber bead might work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Keith Roberts</FONT></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"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith, a little dab of Tightbond = applyed to the tape at the hole. If it is a drop action, put the glue on the end of a = long screw driver ( I know Joe not the propper way to treat a screw driver = ) <G> and apply. It will not take much and makes it funner for the = tech who has to replace the straps at a later date, if the piano lasts so long.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </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=kpiano@goldrush.com = href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">Keith Roberts</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> Thursday, July 24, 2003 = 12:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> bridle wire = design</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Not the normal twist.  The = end of the tape just pushes over the wire and the bend in the wire keeps the = tape from sliding down the wire. The bend doesn't hold the tape captive. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I'm sure you all see what this is = leading to. The hole in the end of the tape has become enlarged and the wire, = which is acting like a mechanical bull, throws the tape off. The problem is = that occasionally the end of the tape interferes with the = action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Any simple = solutions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Keith Roberts</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>