I feel the same way, Mark. I can see where one can be expected to make minor modifications or improvements, but one should not have to tear off covering and replace key components for this to fly correctly.
I may modify my decision a little bit. I might use the solder clevises after all but I have to think that through a little more. I'll let you know when I do it. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
I'm going to try to balance the plane before I cover up the bottom of the fuse. If the plane is tail heavy, I might just go with one linkage and a U-wire to hold the two elevators together. If not, I will leave things the way that they are, i.e., two servos and two linkages. Hmmmmm, with that setup, if you decided that you wanted to experiment a little bit (and risk your plane) you could turn the elevators into elevons and couple those to the ailerons... I wonder what the plane would do then!!
Bob