David, Del once told me that is exactly what is done. I still havent tried it but I guess it works. I saw it once at a factory and couldnt believe what I was seeing at the time. I think my mind just assumed that the bit contacting the capstan top was spinning and the friction between them caused the capstan to spin also, but not so. They were being pushed in. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Nereson Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:01 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Wood Specie Insert for Capstan Since the original keys on almost all pianos are (sugar or other type of) pine, why not just use pine? I would think the critical thing would be drilling the proper size hole for the capstans so they won't be too tight or too loose. When you say "pushing in a capstan," is that literal, i.e., are you driving them in like a nail or a tuning pin? I can't believe you are, but why that wording? --David Nereson, RPT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080228/83fe6d55/attachment-0001.html
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