V-cap update

[Piannaman@aol.com]

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Hi Ric,

Back in pre-convention days when I was getting 8,042,957 messages a day, I=20
admit to not having read each and every e-mail in the v-cap thread, so I=20
probably missed some key bits of information.  I aplogize in advance for ask=
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questions you've probably answered more than once.

Where are you doing this experiment(s)?

What kind of piano/action are you using?

Thanks,

Dave Stahl

In a message dated 7/5/03 3:29:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20
Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:


> First... you want to buy a few small neodym magnets... you'll be amazed at=
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> the difference in power... little bitty things can push 50 grams no proble=
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> at 5 mm..... a neodym 40 mm across and 10 mm thick can lift 50 kilos....=20
> Anyways... as to your question. Epoxy or CA glue. They recommend CA. For t=
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> whippens I countersunk the magnets and glued them. For the keys I am going=
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> them (and glue) in a small letoff button that has a drop screw inserted=20
> through. The drop screw will then screw into the shank thats pinned to the=
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> For experiments tho.. the neodyms will stay put just on a steel screw, whe=
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> as the kitchen magnets probably wont. Order a few in the size range =D83 -=
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> diameter and 3 - 5 mm thickness and fool around with them. There are perha=
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> several ways of employing these usefully in the action. One thing I heard=20
> suggested was to put attracting magnets in both the capstan and whippen cu=
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> to form more of a solid coupling between those too... just a thought Cheer=
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