Upright pedals

[Ron Nossaman]

>I'm restoring an old 1908 Tryber upright (a family heirloom) and I am
>missing the back half of the middle pedal.  Rather than buy a replacement
>set, I was thinking I might try to weld the back half of an old junk pedal
>to the front half that I have, and then have all three pedals replated.
>
>Has anybody ever tried this half-and-half welding technique?  If this idea
>sounds crazy, can someone suggest a reliable source for replacement pedals?
>I guess they don't have to be exactly like the originals, but it would be
>nice.
>
>--Paul


Don't weld it, braze it. If you "v" out the joint, and clamp the halves so
the alignment and length is good, it should work just fine.

Ron N