[Trombone-l] Bach Bells

[Linda Landis]

I have a ‘53 Mt Vernon 6vii and no magnetic attraction on my soldered bell rim. 

Linda Landis, Lead Trombone Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Private Teacher

> On May 8, 2018, at 10:46 PM, Joe Stanko via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
> The rims may have been unsoldered, hence no bead wire..are they French
> beads?
> 
> On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Jim Bermann via Trombone-l <
> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> 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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