Renner Wippens Straight Heel versus Angled Heel on Steinways

[William R. Monroe]

To extend the question a bit:  what about old S&S that have the angled
capstans and we don't change the angle?  Any reason to use the straight heel
in that case?

William R. Monroe
Madison, WI
Assoc.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:10 AM
Subject: Renner Wippens Straight Heel versus Angled Heel on Steinways


> I'm curious what any of you have found/prefer/come to any conclusions
about
> when it comes to choosing between the two different Renner wippens on
older
> Steinways.  Since I amd often changing the capstan, most of the time
> relocating it anyway, the existing angle of the capstan isn't an issue.
> I'm more wondering about general performance characteristics associated
> with the difference between the regulated height of the capstan on each
> (the straight heel usually ends up with a lower capstan profile) and
> whether the straight heel offers any advantage due to it's relationship to
> the arc scribed by the capstan in comparison with the angled heel.  While
I
> have stretched strings to look at magic lines and such, the results of
> these methods are inconclusive to me in terms of differences.
>
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
>
>
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