Thursday, January 14, 2010

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
 
 

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