Vintage Lyons Monarch Bell: The Christmas Bell (applique)

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Vintage Lyons Monarch Bell: The Christmas Bell (applique)I recovered this bell from a Lyons Monarch single F horn, serial number 3142. I could not find any information on its original construction date, but know that Lyons stopped making horns (or any instruments) in 1970, so it predates that year. It is a lovely bell and reminds me a bit of the Conn 4D sound. It has been delacquered, cleaned, fitted with an Alexander ring, and 8 Christmas tree silhouettes with an accompanying Christmas star have been

I am also in the process of assessing the durability of the paintwork

An instrument case is not included

Matt's Custom Horn Bells serial number: 25-002

The serial number was 217843

four natural horn silhouettes were cut from nickel silver sheet-stock and then soldered around the mid-height of the bell flare

The bell interior has very light and uneven patina

exciting sound with the vintage brass bell

the valves very tight

and otherwise undisturbed to maintain the majority of the aged patina

This bell produces a nice sound and creates a noticeably different tone color than the standard nickel silver bell of an 8D

This bell is a nice vintage yellow brass Conn 14D from 1969

or painting and cut-outs will be somewhat more expensive--I will give you a pretty accurate estimate once we have settled on the design