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Looking for upright bell to fit Reynolds BBb (model TB-11)

Or, a recording bell converted to upright (or able to be converted).

International shipping to Australia required. thanks

points of order:

> The most likely place for these to be located is in the USA.
> It's difficult to imagine one fitting in a carton much smaller than two-feet cubic. (bare minimum: 24" x 24" x 24" or 61cm x 61cm x 61cm)
> A carton that large is larger than is accepted for shipment to Australia by the United States Postal Service.
> Shipping ANY other way (due to epic rigamarole) requires more $$$-worth in the shipper-seller's time-in-their-limited-span-life (in addition to the $$$ in shipping cost) than such a bell is likely worth in $$$'s.
> The person expressing interest in such a bell has not named an amount of money budgeted for such a purchase (shipping costs included).

‘Bump’

Still searching for options.

As per the original post, overseas shipping is needed.

Feel free to message me with what you got including costs.

Bump

Still searching for a bell, also interested in a recording bell
or necessary parts (bell collar / tenon) to have a local repairer build one.

I have things I can put together to make a non genuine one that would be extremely close to a genuine one (including the easily identifiable particularly tall height), and it would have a genuine Olds/Reynolds male collar.
I'd have to build it from three things that I have here, I'd assume you'd want it to be shiny, and shipping would be really expensive, so this wouldn't be a low-cost proposition. That's sort of why I didn't reach out.

naming the parts:

- Olds/Reynolds male collar
- carefully-trimmed "chimney"-section from a (ruined) Meinl-Weston 25 bell
- carefully-cut (soldered to the previous via a connector) 20" Wurlitzer (likely: Conn) bell

again:
I'd want a good bit to do this, and - in particular - to make it look nice.