<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I see the photo makes it look like the capstan is leaning forward a bit - that's just a photo angle artifact - the two moved shorter capstans are straight. I wish I could claim to be doing something revolutionary, but that definitely not the case.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Phil saw my post and questioned my capstan movement positions. I just remeasured the original and the two moves. He was right - the moves were not as large as stated. The first, larger, move was 11.5 mm forward and the second move was 8 mm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've got the action spread at 113 mm. Those capstan moves were the last thing we did last night and I have yet to accurately regulate things and see exactly what all the ramifications will be - but it seems like we are on the right track. My plan is to modify a few more notes and fully regulate things and get an accurate picture of what's going on. I will report back, as I'm sure we will be looking for a recommendation or two.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for your input.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great experimemting and I like the Overs-like reverse angle capstan. Might fooling around with the spread give you some options on the geometry and touchweight? I've always been afraid to make such a tall heel although I've encountered some set-ups where something like that might have been called for. How does the note regulate as far as dip, hammer blow, jack in window clearance? I guess the proof will be in the pudding so keep us informed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Jude Reveley, RPT<BR>Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC<BR>Boston, Massachusetts</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>