Ron, Do some drafting, or make a model. Tell us what you actually observe. Mike Ron Nossaman wrote: > 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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