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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can be done, but is no fun. =
Bill
Peterson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Saturday, August 07, 2004 =
4:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ibach Capstan</DIV>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone see this configuration before? =
Comments?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>