More on repitition problem- S&S

[Ron Nossaman]

Now if these capstans were only the same dimension across the flats from
action to action, capstan to capstan, or flat to flat.

Dream on.



>Horace Greeley wrote:
>>
>> The earlier versions of the tool are really quite elegant.  It seems
>> to be only in the later "Hale", even cheaper, imitations, that the molds
>> for the castings have become so distorted that the thing not only looks
>> ugly, but is dysfunctional as well.
>
>This I don't doubt.
>
>> As to the design being dumb - Which is more dumb - Having a capstan
>> regulating systems which allows you to do it completely by feel,
>> note to note and section to section?  Or, one which guarantees having
>> to work at uncomfortable angles just so that you can see all that you
>> must see to do the job?
>
>I don't find any serious disadvantages to the modern equal whatsoever. A
>small hole requiring only a small light weight universal tool. I find it
>very comfortable and easy to use. Since I'm looking low into the action
>anyway to sight out hammer height, I don't find "feel" to be a critical
>issue. Also for what it's worth, (maybe really splitting hairs here),
>since modern capstans are lighter, (much less bulk of brass), there
>should in theory be less weight on the back of the keys to have to
>counter-weight at the front. :-)
>
>
>> Idle thoughts of a clearly misinformed mind.
>
>Uhhh... not quite and unnecessary.
>
>
>Peace,
>Rob Goodale, RPT
>

 Ron