(DoN. Nichols) writes:

O.K. I can see that. But a gentle press fit, not a firm one
might be do-able, with the pin dropped into a hole through about 2/3 of
the shaft's diameter at the last moment before entering the wheel. (I
presume that it would otherwise have problems feeding through the
bearing at the crank end.

[more useful advice deleted]

I hope this helps. I'm putting the catalog back on the shelf
while I've still got some circulation to my legs. :-)

Yeah, I keep mine on the floor under the electronics bench, so that I can
put it DOWN after use. ;-)

O.K. But angled to match the angle of the strings?

Correct.

DoN.

P.S. My wife recognizes your name from some of her newsgroups (and/or
mailing lists).

Ah - either famous or infamous...

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