<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/13/02 9:58:21 AM Central Standard Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I am considering converting a Bechstein Rocker Arm capstan arrangement (1910, IV) to a standard capstan configuration. Any suggestions or warnings before I pursue it further.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">David Love</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>David
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<BR>The first thing I would look at is the wippen. Will a normal capstan meet with the wippen? Is the distance between the key and the wippen such that a capstan will work?
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<BR>Wim</FONT></HTML>