This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The advantages and disadvantages will depend on action elevations and = magic lines and such. The angled capstan isn't necessarily a reason to choose = an angled heal whippen. Spread also comes into play and how the jack sits relative to the knuckle. Sometimes you will need to alter the spread = by shimming the wippen flange, usually outward. Bottom line is that you = have to play around with samples to see how they line up. You are more = likely to have to change the let-off button with the angled heal (though I always change them anyway) as the position of the jack tender will be slightly lower. Sometimes either one will work. In spite of the time taken to choose, I think it's worth it to use the Renner over the Steinway. = Quality control is better, IMO. =20 David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net=20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Barbara Richmond Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:00 PM To: Pianotech Subject: angled heels vs. straight =20 Hello, =20 It's time for me to learn some more. The patient is a 1920s Steinway B = with a Teflon action. (Guess we know when it was rebuilt.) I took a quick = look (no time to test parts today) and saw that it had angled capstans. = These weren't the old style of capstan, which I have (mistakenly or not) associated with older Steinways. =20 =20 Please enlighten me on the advantages or disadvantages or whatever of = each type of heel. Does one ever change from angled to flat? Is it = possible, is it desirable? =20 =20 Thanks, =20 Barbara (I'll get it eventually) Richmond, RPT =20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9f/34/61/b4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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