[pianotech] key position at rest

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Ric writes:

<<  . I don't really understand what they were thinking about when
they angled them backwards.  Still, the folks what designed things back
then were not exactly idiots.  Might be nice to know.<<
 

    The angled capstans, when turned up to accomodate wear in the action, 
will also increase the ratio.   Thus, with the expected lower friction and 
lighter hammers of a well used action, the ratio generated by raising the capstan 
will increase to take advantage of the condition.   Perhaps, over the life of a 
set of action parts, the ratio would increase from say 5.8 to 6.0, mainly as a 
result of creating a shorter moment arm on the whippen.   
Regards, 

Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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