You won't want to move the capstans back! This is a fairly involved process which you would be better served to hire somebody who does this, or work with somebody local with that type of experience (if there is such a person). Vince Mrykalo RPT University of Utah -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org on behalf of Paul T Williams Sent: Fri 9/21/2007 8:34 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] moving capstans question Hi List! Happy Friday! I am working on a 70's Sty B with a horrible action geometry problem. All the students and the professor hate playing it and I don't blame them! The line from key balance hole to wip has the capstan way too low making the DW close to 70g throughout. It has a renner action and hammers. the wips and capstans are such that I could relocate the capstans back by about 3-4mm. Would that make a big enough difference in the DW? It won't affect the line. I looked at raising the stack, but there isn't enough room to raise it more than 1-2mm. Should I try both? Also, is the measurement in Steinways made from center of balance rail hole on the top of the key, or from the back of the key? This is a new endeavor for me and I don't want to make things worse. Still green in Lincoln, Paul -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3228 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070921/153d63b9/attachment.bin
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