balancers

I purchased a 1950 brick home a year ago that is in exhalant condition that has oak wood windows in the brick breezeway that are in very good condition except for needing re-glazed. I will be removing the windows to make re-glazing them easier and a better job. They are non-tilt and have spiral balancers and haven't been opened in years. A previous owner has put aluminum storm windows on the outside, so I can remove the trim and remove then remove the window without leveling everything open to the elements. I am a maintenance technician in a factory and my best friend is a Carpender. We are capable of doing fabrication if needed. When the weather breaks, in about a month we will remove the first window. There are six windows.
Is it best to send you a balancer rather than a picture?
There is no rush, we have all summer.