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well....I liked the wreath/bow look on the white fiberglass sousaphone.

some battery powered lights would be nice. around the rim of the bell, and wrapped around the throat/flare area?

rocksanddirt wrote:well....I liked the wreath/bow look on the white fiberglass sousaphone.

some battery powered lights would be nice. around the rim of the bell, and wrapped around the throat/flare area?

I don’t agree. Cords around my throat make me feel like choking. Electrical current around my flare might lead to ignition.

K

Eric,

I was looking for just such stuff today while Xmas shopping. The only battery-powered lights that I saw were Lemax (they make Xmas village buildings and figures) streetlights in a package of 8 for $12.99. Streetlights around your bell might be a little strange, especially if you had them projecting horizontally from the bell front. On the other hand, if they were alongside a circle of train track it would look a little more natural. Oh wait...........

(scurries off in search of a circle of Lionel O27 track for his 26" bell)


Perry

Greetings, again...

Tonight's foray to Home Depot yielded the following:

"Home Accents Holiday"
LED C3 Battery-Operated Lights
Indoor Use Only
Uses (3) AA Batteries
20 lights on a strand 8.3 feet (2.5m)
stock number 581 274
US$5.99

I've already taped them around the bell of my 22K. The strand isn't long enough to fully encircle the 26" bell, but makes perhaps three quarters of it. As seems typical with LED Xmas tree lights, there are (for my tastes) too many colors. They are blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. IMHO the inclusion of both yellow and orange take away from the 'Christmas-y-ness' of the lights. Fortunately there is available a similar string with only red lights, 'and' the lights are replaceable. I'll work on getting a picture of the lights around the bell put up.

Perry

You want to turn your fine white bell into a RED-LIGHT district?

http://tinyurl.com/What-about-real-estate-prices

I've had good luck in past years finding battery-operated lights at places like Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and other stores that handle craft supplies.

Klaus,

Yes, I will be very careful with my color selection.


My attempts to post a pic of the lit bell didn't work, so see my avatar for the small version.

BTW, here's how I tried to post the image:

[img]
XmasLiteBell.jpg
[/img]

and of course, not very successful...


Perry

reindeere wrote:Klaus,

Yes, I will be very careful with my color selection.


My attempts to post a pic of the lit bell didn't work, so see my avatar for the small version.

BTW, here's how I tried to post the image:

[img]
XmasLiteBell.jpg
[/img]

and of course, not very successful...


Perry

I like the lights on the bell!

for pics, you need the entire url (http://and" target="_blank so on) to show the picture.

The name of the .jpg file rather tells that it is on the poster’s own disk from where it may be uploaded as an attachment via the “Upload attachment”-button below left of the text typing frame.

Klaus

a-ha!
Thanks for the help!

(15 sec. @ f/8, ISO 100, Canon G9, tripod)

Sleazy – disgusting, but true red-light atmosphere - painted in transparent lacquers like a show-off truck.

Did you buy the whole set-up from Schlepporello?

K

imperialbari wrote:

Sleazy – disgusting, but true red-light atmosphere - painted in transparent lacquers like a show-off truck.

Did you buy the whole set-up from Schlepporello?

K

This would be a good look for your tuba if you play a casino gig. The colors are perfect for that.
It would be appropriate for gigging at the Mustang Ranch as well.

tubatooter1940 wrote:.... at the Mustang Ranch as well.

Sorry, but I wasn’t aware that these Ford motorcars were ranch-bred these days. Is this an advanced clone tech thing or an anti-union thing?

K

Sorry,Klaus.
The Mustang Ranch is a legal but oh - so - sleazy house of ill repute in the state of Nevada.

Gee, these threads can go off in unexpected directions...I need to read them more frequently!

@Klaus,
>Sleazy – disgusting, but true red-light atmosphere - painted in transparent lacquers like a show-off truck.

Glad to see that you like it

Pray tell, who is "Schlepporello"?


Perry

P. S. how do you remove 4 coats of mauve and 18 coats of clear lacquer from fiberglass?

reindeere wrote:Pray tell, who is "Schlepporello"?

Schleppy foremostly is a nice guy out of the Texas panhandle. He feigns being naive, but hardly any feigning would be needed in that respect. He mainly is a church and community band tubist, but also drives a truck. He exposes himself to danger playing small Eb circlophones, but hasn’t become stuck yet. And then he is the representative of basic human sanity in the management of TubeNet.

Klaus