Richard, A shank has the bushing and the flange is solid with the birdseye. I hope this is perfectly clear...;-] David I. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/7/01 at 10:27 PM Richard Brekne wrote: >antares wrote: > >> > Antares, >> > >> > This, in our lingo, is the flange part where the center pin is >supposed to >> > be tight, i.e. free in the bushing cloth but tight in the "birdseye". >When >> > repinning, tightness in the birdseye is the first test, then fit the >> > bushing to the pin. What would you call this? >> > >> > David I. >> >> To be honest with you I would not even know it. >> I consider it a part of the hammer flange, so I'll call it flange. >> If you wish for a literal translation, it would be 'vogel oog'... bird >eye > >Me thinks there is a misunderstanding here... the flange is bushed, the >birdseye >is not. The flange connects to the whippen, or the hammer butt, or the >damper >lever, or whatever part you want a flange to connect too......by way of a >centerpin that goes through the birdseye hole in that part. > >Also.... you have a flange...and you have a part to connect to the flange. >And >you have a centerpin...and axel if you will. The flange is bushed.. the >part is >birdseye'd.... grin > >Now that should be perfectly clear. :) > >> >> >> Friendly greetings >> from >> >> Antares > >-- >Richard Brekne >RPT, N.P.T.F. >Bergen, Norway >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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