[CAUT] Tool for removing capstans

[Alan McCoy]

Now that sounds like a tool more than one person might be interested in. I
am looking forward to seeing that!

Does it make a good cup of coffee, too?

Alan




> From: "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:44:33 -0400
> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Tool for removing capstans
> 
> Alan,
> 
> It's funny, but I am just in the process of removing a set of capstans and
> was thinking I should take some pictures of the little tool I've adapted for
> this purpose and share the idea with others. My tool enables you to remove
> the capstans without taking the keys off the keyframe and it takes about 10
> minutes for an entire set. The same tool is used to insert the capstans and
> takes maybe 20 minutes to do a set. But wait, there's more! This same tool
> can be used to polish a whole set of capstans in 15 minutes. I'll bring my
> camera in and take some photos tomorrow.
> 
> Eric
> 
> Eric Wolfley, RPT
> Supervising Piano Technician
> College-Conservatory of Music
> University of Cincinnati
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan McCoy [mailto:amccoy@mail.ewu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:32 AM
> To: CAUTlist
> Subject: [CAUT] Tool for removing capstans
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Anyone have a nifty tool for quickly removing capstans?
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> -- Alan McCoy, RPT
> Eastern Washington University
> amccoy@mail.ewu.edu
> 509-359-4627
> 
> 
> 
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