I see this all the time. The modern world passes these people by, and one day we'll regret not taking note. I equate it to sword making. When that craft was replaced with guns, no one cared that the skills of sword making wasn't being passed on to the next generation. One day, people wanted to make a good sword, and all the master sword makers were gone along with their secrets. I just spent a few days out in California last month learning how to rebuild brake boosters for Ferraris because the rebuilder I use is thinking about retiring. I don't know if I'll ever be able to gain the knowledge he's learned over the last 40 years, but it has to start somewhere. I'm trying to proactively save some of this knowledge, but there's only so much I can do!250GT wrote:Hello John,John Vardanian wrote:Hi Cornelis, do you think the Weberman might have the sector gears? I had the hardest time finding them and when I finally did the place had only two left.
john
Guglielmo- around 75years- my Weber man is old school.
Means he has No fax, No bankaccount, No internet side or SMS possibilities.
So I only can make an appointment in Turino at his place.
I will be there again in april 2015, I left again some work for him.
Must have exact info with dimensions if possible.
he produced valves ,axles etc him self all by hands.
those older people must work till they die ,no social cover after 65th birthday.
as Greg said these knowledge will be lost for ever in the future.
C.
Tom