[pianotech] key position at rest

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Julia

It was not the key rest felt that was 2 mm. The 2 mm strips were added 
to the key end felt.... the cushion that lifts the damper levers.  The 
key rest felt was 4 mm roughly.

The angled capstan idea was dropped years ago but was common enough 
around the turn of the century... 1900's.  I'm really not sure what they 
were thinking about when they did that, but even S&S had them for a while.

Cheers
RicB

    Greetings,
     
    I dont see why a mfgr would want the capstans  on an angle. Perhaps
    the factory at the time, put the wrong thickness of back  rail cloth
    on it. 2mm Seems awfully thin!
     
    Julia
    Reading, PA