It works. Heavy bond with high rag content. Business card stock will also work. Put it against the end grain. Newton > How about a thin paper shim? Paper is wood, isn't it? Tuck a strip on each side or push a strip to the bottom and leave > both ends to hold onto while inserting the capstans. Then tear off the excess. May have to experiment with different > thickness and type of paper. I've never tried it but it might work. > > Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG > Santa Clara, California > cmpiano@attbi.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Love > To: Pianotech > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 8:58 PM > > I'm replacing a set of capstans on a 1930's Steinway. The shank diameter of the original is slightly larger than > the German capstans I've been using. The current location is correct so I don't need to plug and redrill. I could > order a set from Steinway at $100. but I just can't bring myself to do it when I have a stock of German ones at > $29.00 a set. I'd like to size the hole a bit, won't take much, but I want to be sure that I have a good fit without > any seizing. Any suggestions as to the best substance or material to use for sizing? > > David Love > >
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