When it was just a hilt... in the wampa cave no doubt they were pinched together because of whatever piece was stuffed in the ring.Doesn’t there also appear to be some variation of how far the bunny ears are pinched, depending on the scene/stunt blade?
In some photos the bunny ears are completely pinched together, while in other photos they appear in their more neutral, open position.
Any theory on that thd9791?
Afterwards.. I can imagine that without being connected, the tabs are free to flop around on their own. Alley can clarify further, I think he actually did that to one of his hilts!
No, just wrapped. I can think of 3.. the Gx, The Throne Room Luke, the Pipe Stunt that all had multiple layers of gaff tape around the clamp and the box. No foam, as far as I can tellTom, do you think the clamp was actually replaced? Instead of just being wrapped with some foam and taped to make it more comfortable to handle? I've seen the control box is sometimes wrapped in black tape also in ROTJ (v3 or the YUMA or both, can't remember now)