[Trombone-l] Bach Bells

[Jim Bermann]

Hi John,
Interesting, I had no access to Mt.
Vernon or New York bells to compare.
My Corporation Bells are from the late
60’s and and the non corporation 
bell is from the late 70’s all magnetic.
Jim

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> On May 8, 2018, at 10:11 PM, john bailey <bach9lt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Checked three NY two MV and one Corporation (gold brass) and no magnetic attraction at the rim except for the Corp.  
> 
> I'm surprised.  I can hear Bruce Gutman complaining "Electrolysis!" already.  
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 3:22 PM, Jim Bermann via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Just discovered an interesting phenomenon.
>> I was comparing Bach bells, Corporation,
>> early Elkhart after the Corporation had been
>> dissolved and the designation removed from
>> the product and current bells. I had taken a
>> magnet and it stuck to the rims of the Corp.
>> and early Elkhart bell but not the current bell. These bells play better and I believe it
>> is due to using a steel wire in the rim which
>> was apparently used in the Mt. Vernon and
>> New York bells as well. 
>> Jim Bermann
>> 
>> 
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