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Re: does the bell effect the sound?

Author: GMac  Date:   2006-06-18 13:30 The bell can make a HUGE difference. It can affect your intonation (sometimes overall, sometimes only in certain registers or on certain notes...for example, some bells fix the 'drunken E' that happens on some Lorees, but don't affect the rest of the instrument), response, and of course the tone of your instrument. Some people also put tape in certain parts of the bell to change the shape to change the characteristics of the bell. I was amazed...I used to think that it probably wouldn't change the instrument that much because the only time the sound actually really comes out the bell is when you play low Bb (the rest of the time it comes out of the first open tone hole) but my teacher got me to try a few different bells and I was amazed at the difference. You can really drive yourself nuts trying to find the best combination...but that's the fun of it! Graham

Topics	Author	Date
does the bell effect the sound?  new	Baron	2006-06-18 06:57
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	GMac	2006-06-18 13:30
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	vboboe	2006-06-18 14:11
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	GMac	2006-06-18 18:06
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	Baron	2006-06-18 19:12
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	d-oboe	2006-06-18 22:44
Re: does the bell effect the sound?  new	Baron	2006-06-18 23:00

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