[CAUT] Capstans to Tray

[RicB]

Grin...

I did say whippens didnt I :),,,  wonderful. ! of course damper levers 
or underlevers is the part and not the whippens.

That said... the rest of what I wrote remains.  These capstans are 
regulated so that the damper levers lift at half blow, then the right 
pedal lift is done without further adjustment of the capstans.... at 
least thats how they do it at Yamaha. They made a rather large point out 
of the problem with field technicians adjusting these for pedal lift.  
And it strikes me that once all is initially regulated as per their 
proceedure... any adjustment of the capstans to deal with right pedal 
lift would have a negative impact on  timing.

Cheers
RicB


    Ric B, David S, David L,

    Either I missed it, or elso all of you guys missed something that's also
    important.  I'm talking about getting the sostenuto tabs to line up when
    everything else is lined up.  There are no individual adjustments on
    those
    things, merely ways the adjust the height and position of the
    sostenuto rod
    at different locations.  I like to begin by making sure the dampers are
    lined up with respect to the strings when the sostenuto tabs are
    lined up
    with respect to the rod.  There is more than one way to do that.  As for
    whether the capstans are in the tray or under the underlevers (not
    whippens, Ric), it doesn't matter.  The function is the same.  There are
    some pianos that have spoons in the ends of the underlevers to provide
    individual regulation of damper lift by key.  I like to begin by making
    sure dampers and sostenuto tabs line up, work my way down, and end up by
    regulating damper lift from key.  When I finish, everything lines
    up; the
    dampers lift at the right time by pedal and key; the sostenuto
    works, and
    I'm home free.

    Jim Ellis