'birds eye'

[David Ilvedson]

Richard,

Looking at your post again I see where we have the confusion.  We were
talking about the hammer, shank & flange of a grand but your right that the
wippen/flange & butt flange is different with the birdseye in the wippen
and butt.

David I.


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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