<html> At 07:52 AM 3/13/2002 -0800, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite><font size=2>I am considering converting a Bechstein Rocker Arm capstan arrangement (1910, IV) to a standard capstan configuration.  Any suggestions or warnings before I pursue it further.</font><br>  <br> <font size=2>David Love</font><br>  </blockquote><br> Get a Bechstein offset screw driver. Why change it? Once a hammer line is set, it is stable.<br> The friction with this system is lower than a capstan system.<br> <br> Unless the wippens are not useable, I'd keep them.<br> <br> <div>Regards,</div> <br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>