In a message dated 3/14/2009 4:14:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ricb at pianostemmer.no writes: 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. Ric: Correct me if I'm wrong on this (as if you wouldn't), but my understanding for a long time has been that the angled capstans actually are advantageous to leverage and friction. Inquiring minds really do want to know. Cheers... Paul **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090314/05dc21c7/attachment.html>
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