Concave Capstan; was Two Capstans again

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:48:45 +0100



gordon stelter wrote:

> Well, could one experiment with the diameter and
> surface area which actually contacts the heel, or, for
> that matter, just make a really WIDE, flat top to
> effect the same result?
>      Thump
>

True enough.. I have some brass tuning pin bushings I had to remove from
an older piano a while back. They might serve well for a little
experiementation.

Tho again.... me thinks this simply must have been thought of before and
ruled out. My inquirey was more based on why this was so then anything
else.

Cheers
RicB
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
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