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Ball Bearing Disassembly

From FiveStringPop on 11/29/2018 8:56:02 AM

 

I am in the process of cleaning my 1925 TB4.

In order to corral the multitude of components, I used painters tape to keep round things from rolling away and in sequential order. For hooks, nuts, and resonator hardware, I used foam to locate and hold parts in their relative position.

Spring Cleaning

Painter's Tape to Organize

Foam to Map Locations

I have attached a few more photos of the pot and head before and after cleaning.

Nasty Pot!

CleanER Pot

Original head as Purchased

Original Head with gentle cleaning

Below are a two photos of the underside of the head.

Rogers Logo

Douglas Richardson autograph

1 Comments

Dave1climber says:
11/28/2018 2:17:55 PM

Good so far!


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