<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=4>A circa 1940's = GOULAY. There was a butt assy at the break where some guy had inserted an oversize pin and = split the wood of the butt assembly where the flange meets. The problem was that = the angle of the hammer shank was such that the butt was irreplaceable. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=4>There was one butt = assy that I had in my plethora that was close. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=4>I sawed off the = protrusion of the hole that bridles the bridle tape, reamed the hole in the butt to about = a 35 degree angle, used epoxy with a hammer shank shim on the open hole on = the striking side, and it worked beautifully.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#008000 size=4>Kenny = F#</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>