<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I saw an interesting capstan = arrangement on a 1905 Ibach concert grand the other day. I wish I had my digital camera with me......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The key has a stick protruding from the = top at the capstan location that is connected to the key with an action center = (pin, bushings, etc). The stick is just a half-inch or so long. A capstan with = threaded rod protruding from both the bottom and top are screwed into = the stick on the bottom and the wippen heel on the top. If you turn the capstan = clockwise, it screws into both the wippen heel and the stick, thus bringing the = heel closer to the key - turn it counterclockwise and the opposite happens. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looks like a really neat system where = you would get no friction loss at the capstan/wippen heel interface. I wonder how much = fun it is to remove the stack?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone see this configuration before? Comments?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>