Quoting Dennis Houghton: > - If you own a fixed bell horn that you love - and don't need the bell cut > for practical reasons - then don't cut it.
Or buy one of the same make & model that has already had the bell cut. That's one reason I bought Mr. Famous's horn: the bell was already cut (and also because it plays really, really well). I don't want to cut the bell on my N series 8D because the bell rings forever. I suspect cutting it would destroy that. I remember one day up in Boonsboro Walter Lawson was telling me how their bells ring better than others. He whacked my N series 8D's bell with his finger, and it probably still hasn't quit ringing. He was visibly shaken, and immediately stopped telling me about that aspect of his bells' superiority! Thanks to all who have commented about patches. It pretty much confirmed what I already thought. Howard Sanner [email protected] "Pessimists are surprised as often as optimists, but always pleasantly"--The Giant Rat of Sumatra, by Richard L. Boyer, p. 61. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
