[Bell Historians] Seen on stage

[Carl Scott Zimmerman]

Just to set the comparison straight, American railroad engine bells 
were almost always cast from brass or bronze, and had little flare at 
the mouth.  Bill's description seems to be a better fit with American 
farm bells, which were cast steel with a very flared mouth (sometimes 
more than three times the diameter at the shoulder).  They also had 
essentially no soundbow.  Sample photo:
   http://www.gcna.org/data/images/MORIVERS-58339_33-hi.jpg
Examples of American railroad bells:
   http://www.brosamersbells.com/rr.html

Do any of these fit what you saw, Bill?

Carl

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At 16:08 +0000 2009/09/20, oakcroft13 wrote:
>I went to see Coldplay at Wembley last night, as you do.
>
>The pecussionist had a bell on stage (presumably for the Viva la 
>Vida chorus 'I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing'). It appeared from 
>a distance to be iron, in an elegant iron frame, with a very flared 
>soundbow - like an American railroad engine bell.
>
>Anyone else seen it, or have an idea where it might have come from?
>
>Bill H
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