<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3105.105" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Bill and Newton</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is this a joke?  Why on earth would you glue the straps to the wires? They are designed to be removable. What happens if you need to repin a hammer flange,or whippen, or jack? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Respectfully</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Frankenberg</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:tomtuner@mediaone.net" title=tomtuner@mediaone.net>Tom Driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 15, 2001 7:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bridle wires</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>From: "Bill Ballard" <</FONT><A href="mailto:yardbird@pop.vermontel.net"><FONT size=2>yardbird@pop.vermontel.net</FONT></A><FONT size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2>></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><BR>> As far as the bridle tapes go, I still have decided to secure the <BR>> tapes to the wires with hot melt glue or epoxy<BR>> <BR>> Bill Ballard RPT<BR>> NH Chapter, P.T.G.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>            </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>       Bill, Why cement to the wires  ?   With the cork types I don't even like adhesives in the catcher holes. Since bridles may possibly be replaced more than once in an actions lifetime why make things difficult for the next tech. Of course depending on your age you may be dead by then, so you won't be hunted down, but seriously  forget the glue IMHO.  Tom Driscoll<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>