I had the same problem with my ambronze bell. Steve Burg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reicher, Tom" <[email protected]> To: "'The Horn List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] bell pitting
> Was the bell lacquered or not? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David McClellan > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Hornlist] bell pitting > > i recently had the screwbell ring on my ambronze lawson rotated because > the area of right hand placement in the bell has become quite pitted. > while i know that some people's personal chemistry can cause this, my > lawson is only 7 yrs. old, and i also have owned a yellow brass (fixed > bell) conn 28d for 34 yrs., with no pitting whatsoever. i have researched > the alloys involved. the lawson, as i recall, is 84% copper, 14% zinc, and > 2% tin. the conn is 70% copper and 30% zinc. could it be the tin that is > leeching out? are there any other lawson owners out there who have > experienced this problem? > > david > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/treicher%40cooley.com > > > This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and > may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy > all copies of the original message. If you are the intended recipient, > please be advised that the content of this message is subject to access, > review and disclosure by the sender's Email System Administrator. > > IRS Circular 230 disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements > imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice > contained in this communication (including any attachment) is not intended > or written by us to be used, and cannot be used, (i) by any taxpayer for > the purpose of avoiding tax penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or > (ii) for promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any > transaction or matter addressed herein. > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/stephen.burg%40comcast.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
