"Aw, shucks, Gary. Glad you enjoyed it. A lot of research metallurgists talk to me, and some of it sinks into my physicist brain.  Wish I could do more on surface finishes as you describe.

Of course, all this stuff is great fun! And keeps me sane."

"Just a few comments. I thought about the design a lot before making it. Being somewhat lazy, I wanted it to be really simple. If you stare at it for a while, one sees that it could easily be made from hardwood.
I don't have either plans or the…"

"The problem was there at  the very beginning when brand new. Obviously, its not everyone that has it, but I do comment that when you change or reroute anything, tension on the leads can change and make things either better or worse."