I don't really see a problem with gluing squares of bushing cloth, punchings whatever to do the job... David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:52:30 -0300 Subject: Re: How to adjust let-off with no adjustable capstan? >Unfortunately Ron, I can't escape this one. It is one that was donated to my >Legion, and I tune it for free, once a year. >I was hoping a special tool was available. >It is playable, just a few need the excess lost motion taken out. >I don't tune it again till next November. I will go the cheap, free to them >way, of gluing something onto the "capstans", for the real bad ones. >If the rest of the piano was in good shape, I would donate installation of >capstans. But it is not, so cheap is the way to go. >I am surprised, that no one else has run into a piano, with this excuse for >a capstan. >John M. Ross >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada >jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:10 PM >Subject: Re: How to adjust let-off with no adjustable capstan? >>> Hi Ron. >>> >>> Bah, and then, if you were a sculptor, would you choose clay (sooo easy) >>> or marble (sooo difficult) for your next masterpiece ? What would you >>> make tend toward one or the other material ? >> >> I'd chose the clay for playing with, and the marble for the finished work >> (unless I cast the clay in bronze), but this is an entirely different >> thing. We aren't making a masterpiece with this old capstan challenged >> upright. It's a no pay, maximum aggravation, zero expectation lost cause >> that realistically passed it's life expectancy many (manymanymany) years >> ago. If I was trapped into adjusting lost motion in this critter, I'd just >> cut my losses, add real capstans, and escape as quickly, cheaply, and >> thoroughly as possible with a promise to myself to do everything I could >> to avoid being in that situation again. It doesn't always work, naturally, >> because we always eventually find ourselves in another no win situation. >> It's the nature of us. >> >> >>> Beware, as the answer on this question will tell much about the intimate >>> you. >> >> Too late! I'm exposed. >> >> >> >> No peeking. >> >> Ron N >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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