That is one nice guitar. Filling a "sonic Hole" sounds good to me. I passed on an auction for a rough cello. I was going to surprise my daughter. She would have to learn via youtube if I bought one.
Looking better by the day. You deserve a break today. Does the boss pay you overtime on the weekends?
Got a lot done today. The GT80 yamaha is running, but because I had to put an oversize carb on it (no stock ones available), it needs smaller mainjets and possibly pilot jet. Needs a few other things. I had to take both side covers back off the engine to adjust the clutch. I believed the plates might be stuck, but they weren't. Ended up being the "missing ball bearing" between the actuating shafts, and some extra tweak adjustments. (I didn't put this engine together initially.)
While adjusting the clutch, my wife came and told me our 10 yo son may have broken his finger at school in his physical education class. We whisked him to the local first aid care center. It's not broken, but pulled some ligaments. They put a splint and ace type bandage on it.
Back to work, so he watched me finish up the yamaha. And I would explain what I was doing and made him pay attention to key details.
Steiner sitrep: The motor is not locked up. I was able to rock the front pulley back and forth. Next worry is the radiator is fairly low. If motor overheated, and cracked the head, it could cause coolant loss. Left a message on the Steiner website to help me get manuals. Found a parts manual online. I really need a service manual. But, this thing is built from an industrial standpoint, meaning fairly simple engineering with common available components. I spent an hour or more unstrapping it from the haul, and getting the mower deck unattached. I think I'll leave it on the trailer for now until I find room in the barn to work on it. Anyone have a huge diptank of Kroil? It suffers from FeO2 cancer in many spots, but mostly aethetic spots. It seems everywhere important is heavy duty steel in decent shape. My daughter says its ugly. haha I asked "The shape, or the patina?" She said the shape. The thing is big, and heavy. I spent another hour with an oil can pump, putting drops of oil on all the fasteners I could reach. They are quite rusted too. There are a LOT of hydraulic hoses, and I found one that looks blown. Could it be the cause of it getting parked? Time will tell. Still assessing things.
