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King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 5:46 pm
by York-aholic
It’s in great shape and how often do you see one of the fixed recording bell cases?

Price is a bit steep.

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Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:07 pm
by MartinMan
Beautiful condition, but yeah, still too expensive.

Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:16 pm
by arpthark
Case is cool, like a blown-up recording bell baritone case.

Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:50 pm
by Kirley
That is a cool horn. I have a soft spot for fixed recording bells.

Don't these older ones like this have the slightly larger bore than the standard 1240/2340 horns?

Agreed about the price. Not realistic.

Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:08 pm
by arpthark
Kirley wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:50 pm That is a cool horn. I have a soft spot for fixed recording bells.

Don't these older ones like this have the slightly larger bore than the standard 1240/2340 horns?

Agreed about the price. Not realistic.
Not necessarily. I had a removable bell 1240 that had a .750" bore. I think you could probably order a fixed-bell one in .750", too.

Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:16 pm
by MiBrassFS
Mind the gap… under the guard…

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Re: King fixed recording bell 1240 w/case

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:50 pm
by arpthark
Kirley wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:50 pm That is a cool horn. I have a soft spot for fixed recording bells.

Don't these older ones like this have the slightly larger bore than the standard 1240/2340 horns?

Agreed about the price. Not realistic.
Just to add on to my last point, my friend has a fixed bell one of similar vintage that has the .687" bore, so it seems like either was an option.