After much Murphy Soap, Lemon Oil, Bees Wax, and Graphite the pedalboard is back together and looking new.
In the picture on the left you can just see the newly leathered pin near the top center. The variantions in color that are visible on the pedals illustrate one of the problems of restoration: how far do you go? While I could have removed all the dirt from the pedals, I would have probably taken the finish with it. So, to save some authenticity, I have used the same process for each pedal and just left it that way.
In the picture on the right the pedal board and first pedal square rail have been positioned in the approximate relationship to each other. When fully assembled, the squares will connect to the pedals with a short sticker. They will also connect to the second square rail at the back of the instrument from the top. The resulting action will be that the pedal is pressed down, the square will pull on the tracker, the correct square on the second square rail will be pulled forward, the square will pull the pallet down, and hopefully a reasonably musical sound will come from the pipe.
For those that missed them, here are some definitions:
Square: A wood or metal device that changes the orientation of the physical energy carried by trackers.
Square Rail: A frame that holds a number of squares in the proper position.
Pallet: the supports and sealing surface of the device that blocks or allows air to the pipes.
Tracker: the physical device (usually a long thin piece of wood) that connects the key to the pallet.
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