King & Martin detachable bell measurements, please

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King & Martin detachable bell measurements, please

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Anyone have one of the detachable 2341(etc) straight bells they can measure for me? I am interested in BOTH 19" and 22" versions.

EDIT: I am also interested in measurements from a Martin Mammoth detachable bell.

I am looking for:

--Bell diameter
--Diameter of the tenon
--Height of the bell. If you put your bell on a table bell-down... and measure straight up to the tenon... that is what I mean.

Thanks in advance! :smilie7:



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Re: King & Martin detachable bell measurements, please

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King 2341:
Diameter, Bell 19 1/8"
Diameter, Tenon 6 1/4"
Height 13 5/8"

Are you making a separate bag for just a bell?
You can borrow mine for a couple days if you'd like.

Disclaimer: This bell has seen its fair share of bumps and bruises over its life and the tenon has definitely been removed and resoldered before.
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Beautiful. Thanks so much, Luke!
Borrowing your bell for a few days would be really helpful. I will PM you to coordinate. :cheers:

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Re: King & Martin detachable bell measurements, please

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My Mammoth bell measures:

Bell diameter: 24"
Tenon diameter: 7 3/4" to 7 7/8" (it's a bit out of round)
Height: 17 1/2" (to the top of the tenon)

Hope this helps!
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Re: King & Martin detachable bell measurements, please

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Tubajug wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:46 pm ...
Hope this helps!
Yep, for sure. Thanks, Jordan!

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