I'm having trouble seeing exactly what you did, Longshot, other than kind of "clean up" the appearance of things. I honestly don't see how the part you bought was adapted to your design. (Maybe I'm losing it!)
Anyway, the result is certainly pretty. No "drone" with the resonator cut off?
- Jack
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