Bridal Straps Married

[Steven Lewis]

Hi,
I've been tacking bridle straps in pianos for over 30 years, and I like it the
best.  I can put a set on in less than an hour, and they are also are cheaper than
the cork.
Also, while a tuning a vertical yesterday, with the current thread regarding bridle
straps in mind.  I noticed that after the hammer has checked, if you hold the hammer
with your hand in position so it won't fall back and release the key, and the wippen
falls all the way back down, if there is slack still in the bridle strap, then the
strap does no good at all in regards to helping the hammer come back to position...
just an observation.
Steven Lewis
Ft. Worth

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> Friends,
> So far in this thread no one has mentioned all those tiny tacks I find from time
> to time holding the bridle straps to the catcher shank.  I still wonder what was
> the advantage of using tacks over a drop of glue.  I would think no one does it
> this way anymore, although the tacks are still in the Schaff catalog.  Response?
>
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> Lititz, PA
>
> DGPEAKE@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > The catcher shank will not shrink but by adding CA to the shank what happens
> > when it is time to replace them again?  You may end up ripping the shank
> > apart to get the strap off, then you end up replace shanks, hammers...........
> >
> > Hide glue, whether liquid or cooked, will allow the straps to steam off
> > cleanly or by adding a mixture of wallpaper remover and water.  Plain straps
> > work much better in this case.