Thanks, your support is greatly appreciated !
I remember doing one of these a couple of years ago and I had it all put nicely together
only to find out I had the tuning wheel rotating in the wrong direction.
Direction of string travel is worth noting as the first thing.
Then, when you have the path worked out, work in small steps, using
pieces of masking tape or similar to hold the string in position in strategic places.
The manual will tell you to fit the spring (tension) as the last thing but I've found
that to be very difficult at times. I like to mount the whole thing, also the spring with its
tied knots, before adding tension, actually I often start with the spring because it provides a good hold of
the end of the string. I then choose one or two of the smaller dial wheels and deliberately feed
the string below the wheels, so that it runs on the brass stand or spindle. Then, when the
whole thing is ready and set, I lift the string up to the wheels, helping the spring a little with
a small screwdriver or similar to allow it to shed some string length from the capacitor pulley.
Using this trick on one, two or sometimes three little wheels will add the tension needed.
Martin