>I'm not sure I would ever straighten a sloping capstan. Steinway did that >> for a reason. The sloping capstan matched with a sloping whippen heel >> yields zero friction between the two. Greetings, There is also the factor that as the hammer and action wear, the extension of the capstan slightly increases the key ratio. This compensates for the loss of hammer weight with a higher ratio. Ed Foote RPT www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/ www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A>
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