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I recently had my Mirafone 186 overhauled with a new upright bell (it previously had the recording bell) and new rotor bumpers and such. Its completely de-lacquered and I wanted to see if anyone could possibly quote me on a satin finish. I talked to Dan about this via email and I was waiting for my account to be activated to post. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Who did your work, Randy?

The local music shop down here in Fort Myers, it's called Cadence Music. They do GREAT work!

What kind of a bell did you have put on it, and how did it change the tone color and intonation characteristics of your 186?

I had another 186 bell put on it. The bell was from another 186 that i had at my school, my director let me put a new similar bell on the schools horn and put the Mirafone bell on mine. I really wanted my horn to stay ALL Mirafone and not become a Yamafone. The characteristics of the horn changed considerably because the bell front that was on it before made the horn feel stuffy to me. I think it was mostly because I wasn't used to not hearing myself. The horn plays beautifully now (as beautifully as it can with me playing it anyways) and it was definitely worth the price tag.