<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>[CAUT] Lighter Touchweight</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">I'm sorry but the resistance arm of the wippen is to the jack center pin.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Then YOU tell these guys that they're wrong...   (pdf attached)</div> <div><br></div> <div>I have moved many a wippen rail and not had a minimal difference</div> <div>in touchweight or friction. But move the stack by the same amount and</div> <div>you'll notice a difference.  Moving the rail aligns the centers, moving the stack</div> <div>alters the Wippen Ratio. Moving the capstan alters KR and Wippen Ratio.</div> <div>So when relocating the capstans is not viable, look to the stack.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I offered this option since we were speculating (lacking more info) on treatment</div> <div>of these actions.  When regulation or mass alteration does not accomplish</div> <div>your goal then look a little further.</div> <div><br></div> <div>One sign might be shanks which are not centered over their rest cushions or wips</div> <div>in the bass and low tenor. Once the stack is moved (usually back) the realignment</div> <div>of the hammers to the strings also places the shanks more centered on the rest felt.</div> <div><br></div> <div>To me it's just another overlooked aspect.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>