Last night I disassembled my Spur Lok hi hat -- it turned out to be a pleasure, once I figured out the parts. The adjustment wheel came out, with all parts intact (it is metal, not the later plastic. Now it works great!

When I bought it, the previous owners had broken the strap mount at the toe of the footboard end reengineered with some brass straps to the sides - pretty ingenious, actually.

But I'm now in the market for a foot board and strap. Any sources. The footboard has a little flip down plate at the heel, with gripper teeth to prevent sliding. Pretty cool!

I'm brand new to the forum -- I love taking apart older hardware and cleaning, refurbishing. I restored old cars as a hobby for quite a long time. So the curiosity is still there!

Thanks - glad to be here!