Early Flange Plates, Split in two?

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From Fathand on 4/24/2017 8:36:02 AM

I started looking for a replacement flange plate to replace mine that I thought was un-original as it was in 2 pieces but found 2 other people with similar ones.

Opening this for discussion here. Anyone else have a flange plate in two semi-circular pieces?

http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/330094/#4182331

8 Comments
	Fathand says: 4/24/2017 8:48:51 AM Here is a pic of what I am talking about banjohangout.org/photo/224521
	Fathand says: 4/24/2017 10:12:37 AM Someone posted a pic of a Style 5 hangoutstorage.com/banjohangou...42017.jpg
	Dave1climber says: 4/24/2017 11:22:48 AM I have a TB4 that has a two piece flange, at the piece side the ends were touching causing a buzzing. A few strokes with a file fixed the problem.
	Dave1climber says: 4/24/2017 11:24:29 AM Mine is a 1925.
	bpwannab says: 4/24/2017 11:34:35 AM Mine was broke in the exact same place, it was broken so clean I thought it supposed to be that way until I looked at it with a very large magnifying glass. no plating on the break point. I got a replacement from Eric Sullivan only because I needed a lower shoulder ring that my shotgun ring rests on. Frankly Fathand I don't think really effects the functionally at all. I'm willing to bet that the tail piece bracket is the culprit for the break and or some one may have over-tightened the resonator bolts if you early one like mine with no re enforcement brackets. I'm curious too what others will report. Mine is a very early TB3 with the Trap door label. I will have to check my FON when I'm home.
	Dave1climber says: 4/24/2017 11:49:08 AM Mine did not look like a brake, but that it was cut with a shear. When I had mine apart I placed the ends as if they were still joined. It looked as if the flange opened at the neck making it impossible to install it. The other thing that I noticed is that the holes for the hooks did not line up with the holes in the tube perfectly. A typical Gibson fix for something that was not quite right I used a round file to make the holes that did not line up, line. Just a few strokes were necessary.
	Fathand says: 4/24/2017 11:50:38 AM Mine did not look like a break either
	hawkaroo says: 1/2/2019 4:56:22 PM Mine is two pieces like that and I’m quit sure it was not a break. 8012-12
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