David, I forgot to mention that there are 6 leads in the lowest bass keys and 5 through the middle and 3-4   three forths of the rest of the way!  Steinways attempt at compensating I suppose...  What I don't understand is why did they mess with a good thing? <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 09/21/2007 10:03 AM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>"College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] moving capstans question</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> Paul:   I’m certainly not an action guru but last year I did move a capstan line 6 - 7 mm forward on a Baldwin SF-10.  It made a very nice difference.  The DW had been in the high 60s and it came down to the low 50s and felt much better.  Fortunately with that move the capstan was still in a good area of the wippen heel so I didn’t have to cut the heels off and move them.   dave   David M. Porritt, RPT <a href=dporritt@smu.edu>dporritt@smu.edu</a>   From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 9:34 AM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] moving capstans question   Hi List! Happy Friday! I am working on a 70's Sty B with a horrible action geometry problem. All the students and the professor hate playing it and I don't blame them! The line from key balance hole to wip has the capstan way too low making the DW close to 70g throughout.  It has a renner action and hammers.  the wips and capstans are such that I could relocate the capstans back by about 3-4mm.  Would that make a big enough difference in the DW? It won't affect the line.  I looked at raising the stack, but there isn't enough room to raise it more than 1-2mm.  Should I try both? Also, is the measurement in Steinways made from center of balance rail hole on the top of the key, or from the back of the key?  This is a new endeavor for me and I don't want to make things worse. Still green in Lincoln, Paul