More antics at the OB

Ross,
   We, my son Ben and I, made it up to the OB today. Our high school kids are finished their term exams, so with some free time it was a good opportunity to show Ben around the OB and get another set of hands working on the theatre organ rebuild tasks. 
 
I'm proud to report we managed to knock off two the three projects you detailed for me a few weeks back, as follows:
 

1. Plastic Nuts installed on Chrysoglotte.  After a few instructions, Ben sat patiently (with his iPod for entertainment), removed, inspected and replaced all the leather nuts on the lower unit. (It was real handy having a hard copy of your instructions nearby for Ben to refer to.)
2. Regulator Reassembly. This was a brute, but I managed to get the regulator reassembled. I purchased a 90-degree attachment for my drill at the local Rona so I could drill pilot holes from inside the wind chest/chamber. I used the trouble-light to check the seal around the regulator/chest surface, and everything looks fine. Next I installed the paddle board assembly, then with Ben's help, we reassembled the top cover by feeding the standoffs, etc through the cover as per your instructions. After reattaching the outlet wind line, I showed Ben how to fire the console up and let him play while I went back into the chamber to check the reassembled regulator's performance. You'll be pleased to know that the regulator height is operating at 6-3/8" (measured from bottom to top surfaces of regulator); AND the outlet wind is exactly 10" (with the ventil value at the trumpet chest closed, 8" when this value is open). Hurrah!

 
Finally, I video-taped Ben playing one song on the organ, and I'll provide a link for this when I have it. 
 
On the way home, a snow-storm hit us and it was so bad that I pulled off the highway in Arnprior to wait it out.  30 minutes later, the bad weather had passed and we were on our way home again.  Ben seemed to enjoy his day, even showing off to his Mom the blister on his thumb from installing the plastic nuts on the Chrysoglotte.
 
Jack

Antics at the O'Brien today

Ross,
  I did manage to get to the O'Brien today. No Murray.
 
I started by putting the regulator back together. Along with my Quik-Grips, I was able to get the wind outlet wooden frame fastened properly. (I remember this part leaking too.)  Then I moved to installing the inside screws, only to realize I didn't have a red-handled Robertson in my tool box...argh!  I managed to locate a proper Robertson screwdriver in the basement and fastened the right-hand side of the regulator from the inside.  It was real hard work. So rather than continue, I figured I'd simply postpone this job, make my lifer easier, and bring a small drill, powered screwdriver and robertson bit and make some proper pilot holes on the inside for my next visit.
 
So I moved on to the other project of replacing the leather nuts on the Chrysoglotte.  This was methodical work, and I didn't break a sweat like with the regulator reassembly.  I checked all the inside nuts and interior leather disks on the top unit, and these items all appear to be in really good shape.  I swapped out only the outside leather nuts with the plastic ones you provided.  I noted that there were already two (larger) plastic nuts on this bank, so I replaced these two with the smaller ones in the bag to keep all the nuts a consistent size.
 
Finally, I sparked up the organ and fooled around for about 20 minutes on the console before heading home.   Pretty neat having the whole theatre to myself and making all sorts of noises!
 
Jack