adjusting capstans

[Nichols]

Howard,
	Remove every other whippen and reach down from the top with a long "L"
-shaped capstain turner. You wind up inserting through every other opening,
but your line comes out clean. Good time to make sure the springs, etc, are
happy so there's not too much change. Of course, you'll "never return
again", so....

?

Guy


At 08:14 AM 1/12/01 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>>Hi Everyone,
>
>I just got an action that I've never seen before and I have a question about
>it. Hopefully some one out there has run in to this. It's a 50 year old
>chickering and the key sticks are not on one plane from front to back. 
<SNIP>
>1. Remove all even numbered keys thereby providing more room to swing a long
>pointed tool between the backcheck wires and into the capstan holes of the
>odd numbered keys from the rear.
>
>2. Remove all remaining odd keys except guides.
>
>3. Replace even numbered keys and regulate to guides.
>
>4. Install all keys.
>
>5. Deliver action and never return again.
>
>This idea came to me about 2:30 AM last night as I was eye balling the
>ceiling. It's really true that necessity is the mother of invention. I hope
>I don't need to do this but it *does* seem to be the only way. What do you
>think?
>
>
>Howard S. Rosen, RPT
>7262 Angel Falls Ct.
>Boynton Beach, Fl  33437
>
>hsrosen@gate.net
>