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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Ken,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Haven't had to deal with the loose =
capstan thing,
but I did just recently buy and use "oderless" CA. It costs a
lot more (was it $15.00 per ounce--including tax?) but well worth
it!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ZahringerK@missouri.edu =
href="mailto:ZahringerK@missouri.edu">Ken
Zahringer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 09, 2005 4:02 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Loose =
Capstans</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Garamond><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">I =
encountered
a new phenomenon the other day. One of the piano faculty told me =
one
note on his 1920’s vintage Steinway wasn’t working, so I went to =
check it out.
When I pulled the action, I saw that the offending hammer was =
sitting
all the way down on the cushion. After eliminating all the =
causes I
could think of, I started adjusting the capstan. The capstan was =
<U>extremely</U> loose – it took almost no force to turn it. =
The threads
were still intact, but it was so loose that apparently the impact of =
playing
caused the capstan to screw itself down into the key. There were =
one or
two other keys where the hammers had sagged almost as much, but were =
still
functional. A quick survey indicated that the whole keyboard =
probably
needs attention.<BR><BR>Anyone have any experience with this sort of =
thing?
I’m thinking of maybe West System epoxy or Webb Phillips’ =
Wood
Rebuilder, but then again, I do have a bottle of Garfields Pinblock =
Restorer
around here somewhere. :-) I don’t know what the long term =
effects on
future adjustments might be of any particular fix. Just don’t =
suggest CA
glue. The last time I used that stuff my sinuses were plugged =
solid for
a week.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Ken Z.<BR>-- <BR>Ken Zahringer, RPT<BR>Piano =
Technician<BR>University of Missouri School of Music<BR>297 Fine Arts
Bldg<BR>Columbia, MO 65211<BR>573-882-1202<BR>cell
573-489-7529<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>