Vintage Holton Bell: The Flames Bell (Lanette Lopez Compton) french horn bell flare It weighs 442g after the

It weighs 442g after the artwork was applied

and fitted with an Alexander compatible ring made of bronze for its good wear and low friction properties

While the bell displays marks of an active life

This bell flare was made out of a vintage Olds Ambassador bell

The horn corpus reuses the entire bell tail and flare

Vintage Holton Bell: The Flames Bell (Lanette Lopez Compton) french horn bell flare It weighs 442g after theThis beautiful bell was originally attached to a 1929 (you read it correctly) Holton made in Elkhorn Wisconsin; serial number 104592. It has been removed from the battered old horn, straightened, delacquered, cleaned, and fitted with an Engelbert Schmid compatible ring made of bronze for its good wear and low friction properties. A silhouette of dancing flames has been made from thin sheets of brass and copper and then carefully soldered onto the