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Replacing Tracker Bar Tubing
By Daniel Cox

G'day all,  Many thanks for the people who have responded to my
previous requests for help and information.  I'm at the stage of
cleaning up and checking my tracker bar and spool box.  As seems to
be the norm, about 60% of my lead tubing has corroded away just at
the point where is passes though the drilled wood leading to the
Amphion upside down valves.

I'm undecided whether to take this chance and replace all the tubing
with fresh new rubber tubing.  This will help with cleaning out the
tracker bar, unclogging blocked tubes and also helping replace where
some of the tubing near the tracker, as it looks slightly bent and split
(air leaks).

My question for today is: To replace the tubing, is there a pattern
to follow in order to replace the tubing the correct way?  I haven't
touched or taken any off at this stage, as it looks very scary and
daunting for a beginner like me.  For the past couple of hours I have
studied the rear of the spool box and need to know is there a simple
pattern that I'm not seeing, or a rule of thumb?.

I have an Amphion player with a Solodant and also expression holes.
So I have 91 tracker holes altogether.

Before I posted this request I did go though the MMD Archives but
couldn't find the same topic as I've mentioned above.  The many topics
of removing and cleaning will come in handy but I didn't come across
a retubing in the correct order.  If I missed it please forgive me and
point me into the right direction.

Many thanks to the great people who run and to those who contribute
to this forum.

Daniel Cox
Worrigee, Sydney, Australia



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