List, I recently purchased CD set of 20 years of Journal. Very informative. In Feb. 1979 I read, under Tuner-Technicians Forum, a question on bridle straps(tapes, thus; How do you measure the correct amount of slack for bridle straps, and what is the best amount for good repetition? The answer, by, I assume a respected Technician, Jack Krefting, went something like this; We do not adjust bridle straps for repetition...the function is simply to keep the jack from slipping under the butt felt when the action is removed. Can anybody tell me if this is technically correct. I have replaced many sets of straps, and find this repair tedious. Could I have simply replaced the complet set with a wooden, metal or wire rail running under the whippens, and why have manufacturers not done this in the intervening years? Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner.
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