After conducting my own experiment with a straight up capstan and an elongated and leaning one, I stand corrected. Interesting though. I recall having been corrected on this same point some years ago by someone but in the other direction. Oh well. Hard to argue with a rocket scientist. Like my father says. I've never been wrong, except once, when I thought I was wrong, but it turns out I was right. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Mark Davidson Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 4:31 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Capstan angle Phillip Ford wrote: >> Well, it's two against one, so you guys must be right. Make that two against two. :) As Phil has noted, the force on the key by the capstan must somehow take into account the sideways force on the capstan when the capstan is leaning. The net effect after doing all the math is that the distance to the contact point is effectively what matters. -Mark _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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