<!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 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds good . Capstan adjustment will always be required after installing a new flange and or jack. The only caveat would be if the action center on the flange was radically "taller or shorter"  from the origional .In that case  action geometry could be different on that key.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the whippen height from the top of the key is basically in line with it's neighbors you're OK.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also you are not adjusting the hammer line with the capstan.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are adjusting the top of the jack to the butt to eliminate or to establish a small amount of lost motion if successful repetition requires it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Jack Flange (Results)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>I installed the flange in my clients piano today.  I had to lower the capstan a little so the hammer line was even.  Was that appropriate or should I of broke the flange off and did some more custom fitting?<BR><BR> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><U>TODD PIANO WORKS</U></FONT></STRONG> <BR><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>(979) 248-9578</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><A href="http://www.toddpianoworks.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.toddpianoworks.com</A></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com <BR>Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.4/1752 - Release Date: 10/28/2008 10:04 AM<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>