>But I had the understanding that this problem did not exist originally. Are >you saying then that the new parts are not a perfect match? Something's different and it's not the bore which I left of my list. That was identical as well. I think that knuckle thickness might be a factor but I don't time right now to experiment. > And sorry, I still do not follow the argument that capstan placement would have no >effect. Accerlation rate is related to the let off rail position as well as >to dip. If the let off buttons were previously up quite far, it would >probably have to be modified as you increase dip, right? >Dennis. Well if the ratio is lower the hammer will get to the string more slowly in relation to the key but so will the jack tender to the button, and vice versa. The problem with the letoff rail being too low the same before I changed the ratio. David Stanwood
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