Mine weren't broad shouldered, they just had shoulders. In other words, they were cupped so there wasn't much surface area. Conditioning the rubber would have certainly been an improvement, but the ever-sofine grinding, and I mean fine. really did the trick. Tough to do in a Chamby I know. I forget the brand of mine, but I'll look once I'm home. Simple google search is all I did.
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-----Original Message-----
From: punchbowl4@...
To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] pinch roller maintenence
While I
wouldn’t want to grind my Chamberlin rollers
because they ought to stay “broad-shouldered” to exert an even pull
for across the tracks, I am interested in the notion of “conditioning”
the rubber to make them softer and “grippier”.
What do you use and how do you apply it? Must one be extra careful to avoid getting
this on the axle?
Vance
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From: Mellotronists@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Mellotronis ts@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ken Leonard
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:46 PM
To: Mellotronists
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] pinch roller maintenence
From: Mellotronists@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Mellotronis ts@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ken Leonard
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:46 PM
To: Mellotronists
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] pinch roller maintenence
>It sounds like you ground those down a bit.I should have added: Not that there's anything wrong with that. I'd
be concerned about not letting them go out of round if taking a bit
off of them, so it's great to hear that you have found a way to bring
these suckers back to really decent shape so they play well!
Did you have to do anything to any of them so they spin more freely?
...kl...
M400 #805 - boxy, not round
M400 #1037 - not that there's anything wrong with that
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