How much to fix a bell?

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How much to fix a bell?

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Looking for a rough guess here... how much would it cost to fix a small crease in a tuba bell? Nothing major, just a little damage.

Sufficiently vague description for a rough estimate? :lol:
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bloke wrote:$35 - if done to my satisfaction

$350 - if done to your satisfaction
$500 - if you help
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So between $35 and $500. Got it!

Bloke - I'll bit the bait. What's the difference between the two?
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bort wrote:So between $35 and $500. Got it!

Bloke - I'll bit the bait. What's the difference between the two?
Looks like maybe $465! :shock: :wink:
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TubaTinker wrote:
bort wrote:So between $35 and $500. Got it!

Bloke - I'll bit the bait. What's the difference between the two?
Looks like maybe $465! :shock: :wink:
Hey, and I was a math major! Should have seen that coming! Zing!
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bort wrote:What's the difference between the two?
bloke wrote:So what if you don't like the way I fixed it... I didn't break it.
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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bloke wrote:What a dumb-dumb: ' dragging a 6/4 CC on a plane to play the R. Strauss Serenade
:roll:
They wanted to impress all the tuba players that crossed their path
(and impress you they did!) :D :roll:
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
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