Capstans

[Greg Newell]

Roger,
    I remember reading somewhere that the leather in the hole approach was
better than the toothpick in the hole. From my own experience over the last few
years of trying it this does seem to be the case. The leather won't tear up
like the toothpick does. FWIW

Greg

jolly roger wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>                  As a temporary and quick fix, glue a couple of tooth picks
> into the hole. reinsert the capstan whilst the glue is still wet.  Long
> term plug and redrill.
> Another fix is to coat the capstan thread with a thin coat of oil, and use
> medium CA glue to swab the hole. I've done this quite sucessfully on some
> verticals with the long capstan dowels. Never encountered this with grand
> capstans.
> Regards Roger
>
> At 11:40 PM 1/6/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi list
> >
> >Have a problem I would like to consult with you all on. Ran into
> >a grand what has loose capstans..... to the point that they sink
> >right down in deep after a few blows of the key. Nice eh ??
> >
> >Now this grand is going to get a Stanwoodizing job in the not too
> >distant future so I will have a chance then to really fix the
> >problem... but in the meantime it needs to be in near concert
> >condition. Soooo....
> >
> >What is your prefered method of temp fixing loose capstans on a
> >quality instrument that you know for certain you are going to fix
> >up nicely in a few months ??
> >
> >Thanks for your help... once again my freinds.
> >
> >--
> >Richard Brekne
> >RPT, N.P.T.F.
> >Bergen, Norway
> >mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
> >

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