Repost: Help! My capstans are too short!

[Farrell]

I know one person mentioned the thing about growing action brackets - has this been eliminated as a cause? If this is the problem, I can only assume bracket replacement is the best solution. Sounds like an interesting case.

Terry Farrell
  
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> In a message dated 5/28/02 8:10:46 PM, Bigeartb@AOL.COM writes:
> 
> << I also wonder if it 
> is possible for the wippen spoons may be fouling up the regulation after the 
> installation of new damper flanges and dampers. >>
> 
> If this were the case, it wouldn't affect the top octave, which is 
> damperless.  The lost motion is the same across the keyboard.
> 
> I did check today to see if the action was mounted firmly on the mounts and 
> sadly it was.  The hammer line appeared to be exactly where it belonged, so 
> I'm fairly certain the action is in the proper position.  At this point, I 
> think the keybed must have changed levels due to the repair of the leg.  Even 
> if it's only 1/4" lower than it used to be that would do it.  
> 
> I'm considering adding a piece of wood to the top of the key and mounting the 
> existing capstans on top of that.  That would extend the back end of the key 
> vertically to eliminate the lost motion, but I wonder what would else it do 
> to the feel of the piano?  
> 
> Tom Sivak
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