Mike Spalding wrote: > In your post, you talked about the distance from balance rail hole to > wippen center via the capstain-wippen contact point. You stated, > correctly, that this distance grows shorter as the contact point > approaches the magic line. Can the path get shorter without the > capstain sliding? I don't know for sure, but I think so, with the right capstan angle and profiles. The contact points would change, sure, but I think nearly all, if not all sliding could be eliminated. That's if you didn't go above the magic line. Ron N
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