[Trombone-l] Butler carbon fiber bells

[Craig Parmerlee]

Carbon fiber definitely will not dent. It might splinter if you hit it 
hard enough, but it is certainly more durable than brass.  If you drive 
your car over the horn, you will crush it, but I can't imagine breaking 
the carbon fiber pieces just banging them against a chair.  With the 
Butler horns (and the DeCarbo as well) there are still lots of metal 
pieces, and you can damage them as usual.  I suppose any of the joints 
could potentially be broken loose.  You might be able to repair that 
with glue.

If you want to continue playing and the weight is a factor, definitely 
do this.  The weight changes everything.  In my case, I replaced only 
the bell.  If you are doing this to prolong your playing days, I'd go 
for the complete horn to get the maximum weight reduction.  I don't 
think you will be sorry.


On 2/7/2021 3:30 PM, Michael Sanders via Trombone-l wrote:
> I'm only a non professional player in a community band in Utah and I am getting to the age where I don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I have been following the comments about carbon fiber bells and slides.  A question has arisen in my mind.  These things are very expensive and I imagine that carbon fiber is rather brittle.  What happens if you bang the slide or the bell against a stand or other hard object?  Does it make a dent as in brass or does it crack and splinter?  Can it be repaired or does the unfortunate owner have to replace it at great expense?  Just wondering.
>   


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