I'm part of the way there.
I've spent some time today calling around to music shops, but as it's not exactly a mainstream instrument and isn't really considered a "proper" instrument, some of them were outright rude. But on another website I posted my tale and a fellow there pointed me toward the website of a guy a few hours from here who specializes in them.

One of the women I spoke to today did give me a good tip, though. She told me to get a clock key to tune it with instead of trying to find an actual wrench. So I got my daughter to drive me to a junk store, where I bought the one with the biggest handles that fit it. (The woman kept trying to talk me into prettier ones, but I wanted this one to give me better leverage for finer tuning.)

I now just need to get some new felt for the pads and put it back together. With luck it will be finished in a day or two.
( Wanderer, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 23:43, Reply)