Mark 5 Restoration - Tri-60 Project!

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You got the idea, but that quadrant gear arm is horizontal.

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The 'dot' is the same location on the arm in all three views.

The '+' is the location of the bearing center.

Views are 6,9,12 o'clock setting of the wide part of the eccentric.










No genius, just a good understanding of the beast.

[silenthope]

You got the idea, but that quadrant gear arm is horizontal.

eccentric vs button position.jpg

The 'dot' is the same location on the arm in all three views.

The '+' is the location of the bearing center.

Views are 6,9,12 o'clock setting of the wide part of the eccentric.



No genius, just a good understanding of the beast.

Thanks for the help! ..."feed a man a fish, eat for a day...teach him how to fish, eat for a lifetime!"

[silenthope]

Spoke with Don Horne in Whittier, CA today, great guy. Sending him my two Speed Control Knobs to be restored to factory original +! Man, it's nice to have a forum with connections! Thank you Bill Mayo for posting his info!

[silenthope]

Speed Control handles back from Don Horne...1 week total time from the day I mailed them! Excellent job, like new (only better!) I would highly recommend him!

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[silenthope]

'62 Headstock finished except for warning decal...now I can polish all the tubes and move to the '56.

Before and After:

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[jsburger]

'62 Headstock finished except for warning decal...now I can polish all the tubes and move to the '56.

Before and After:

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Beautiful work. It looks great. One question, Why did you paint it as a Gernie when it began life as a Goldie? I don't think there were any '62 Grenies.

[silenthope]

One question, Why did you paint it as a Gernie when it began life as a Goldie? I don't think there were any '62 Grenies.

Ha! You're absolutely correct. (Kinda thought I would spark a "traditionalist" or two to chime in!) I apologize for the unconventional drift! I actually had a few reasons, albeit none that "justifies" the crime!

Here we go, for what it's worth:

1. I wanted to do a "test run" on the Greenie colors before I did my father's Greenie.

2. I didn't want to buy four different colors of paint! (Kinda lame huh!)

3. I thought it would be cool to have a pair of matched Mark 5's, despite the "generation" difference.

Thanks for the praise! It runs very well!

[jsburger]

One question, Why did you paint it as a Gernie when it began life as a Goldie? I don't think there were any '62 Grenies.

Ha! You're absolutely correct. (Kinda thought I would spark a "traditionalist" or two to chime in!) I apologize for the unconventional drift! I actually had a few reasons, albeit none that "justifies" the crime!

Here we go, for what it's worth:

1. I wanted to do a "test run" on the Greenie colors before I did my father's Greenie.

2. I didn't want to buy four different colors of paint! (Kinda lame huh!)

3. I thought it would be cool to have a pair of matched Mark 5's, despite the "generation" difference.

Thanks for the praise! It runs very well!

OK, at least you have a legitimate reason. Again a great job.

[dusty]

I think you did a fantastic job on the restoration and I don't believe it would run any better or be any more reliable if it was a 'Goldie'. Is it mechanically consistent with its serial number.

[silenthope]

I think you did a fantastic job on the restoration and I don't believe it would run any better or be any more reliable if it was a 'Goldie'. Is it mechanically consistent with its serial number.

Thank you Dusty!

And yes, internally it is still a Goldie through and through...(not counting the quadrant assy bolt and steel Speed Control handle gear!)