<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>  On the last couple damper tray retrofits I did, I recessed the damper tray so that the heads could be turned in almost flush & below the level of the underlever/tray platform.   It takes two minutes on the table saw to do that.  I also added a thin strip- 0 -wood on the bottom of the tray for a bit more thread area to bite in to.  In the end I had about 2.5 mm of the pointed end of the thread column sticking thru the bottom of the wood & I just ground it off with a belt sander......zip  No problem.  </STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>    The smaller version from Schaff are fine but they are far more time consuming  but workable.  I have a set. $11 dollars list. I preferred the beauty of simply turning the longer ones into wood than I did pressing the short ones in while trying to keep them straight & all. It's such a cinch to turn in the whole set with power tools in about 10 minutes max.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>   The shorter had the square wrench head which wasn't as convenient as a standard hex head Pianoforte supplied capstan head.  </STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>  If you'd like to try the short ones they're yours.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>  Just my 2 cents worth.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM><STRONG>  Dale</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3>Waste of good labor, mine.<BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net <BR></FONT></STRONG><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf<BR>Of Jon Page<BR>Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:53 PM<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: Short Capstan<BR><BR>I hate to state the obvious...cut the longer ones shorter.<BR>-- <BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>