Lance Whitford
Triple Actioner
I haven’t had the opportunity to do a full-scale project with the new Gaahleri GAHD-39 brush but have had enough time to decide that out of the box ergonomics did not suit me. Most of this is around the trigger, it is too tall for my liking and the action, even with adjustments, too stiff. I like a shorter trigger with very soft action. The GH-39 appears to be based on generic Chinese designs. Because of this I was able to swap out parts and replace them with items from my spares box which gave me the feel I was after. I also changed to a leaver guide and needle chucking guide to one where those parts are combined in a single unit as I prefer that setup. In the parts shot, the original parts are on the left side. Apart from the trigger it still feels slightly front heavy. It is a very heavy brush, about 10% heavier than most of my others. The only ones around the same weight are my Mr Hobby PS-270’s and PS-289’s, but these feel lighter and more balanced in the hand than the GHAD-39.