Detachable bells

fpoon · Post by **fpoon** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:42 pm

I don't think tuba bells would be as profitable as trombone bells. I mean, how much do the trombone bells run for? With current trombone-tuba prices, you could probably get 2.5 trombone bells for the price of one tuba bell... I just don't see as many people going for it on tuba.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:55 am

Ah, the humor reminds me of the defininition of "men" as being "larger little boys" as opposed to "grown-up boys." Seems the humor stays the same! If I hadn't had little brothers I probably wouldn't get it, but I do get it and think it's funny.

BTAIM, re screw bells on (french) horns: my horn is a screw-bell for a couple of reasons. One is so that I can carry it on when I fly. The other is so that I can use a different bell for different situations. The horn body does have some effect on the sound, but the effect of the bell is in a much bigger ballpark. I was amazed at the improvement of my horn when I switched to a different bell. Much easier and cheaper than purchasing an entire other horn, especially since the ergonomics on the one I have a perfect.

MA