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Clyde,
<br>That was exactly my point. Not only does the strap length need
to be correct, but the checking distance
<br>needs to be correct for the strap to do any good at bringing the hammer
back.
<br>Steven
<p>Clyde Hollinger wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Steven,
<p>I am under the impression that if the bridle strap has as much slack
as you describe here, it is incorrectly regulated. I <i>want</i>
the straps to help return the hammers; it's one of their few functions,
if I understand things correctly.
<p>Regards,
<br>Clyde Hollinger
<p>Steven Lewis wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi,
<br>I've been tacking bridle straps in pianos for over 30 years, and I
like it the
<br>best. I can put a set on in less than an hour, and they are also
are cheaper than
<br>the cork.
<br>Also, while a tuning a vertical yesterday, with the current thread
regarding bridle
<br>straps in mind. I noticed that after the hammer has checked,
if you hold the hammer
<br>with your hand in position so it won't fall back and release the key,
and the wippen
<br>falls all the way back down, if there is slack still in the bridle
strap, then the
<br>strap does no good at all in regards to helping the hammer come back
to position...
<br>just an observation.</blockquote>
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