Hello !
The bell of my sousaphone came off its metal ring. Any idea how to fix it ? Some kind of glue ? Epoxy ? It's a fiberglass Conn 36K.
Thanks in advance for the advices !
itipou
Sousaphone bell
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Re: Sousaphone bell
- lightly sand all articulating surfaces
- don't remove any of the factory glue/resin
- use an industrial-grade two-part 24-hour epoxy
- optionally, drill three 1/8" holes about halfway up the overlap at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock, install three 1/2" 1/8-diameter pop rivets, and epoxy in/around each of those as well
- don't remove any of the factory glue/resin
- use an industrial-grade two-part 24-hour epoxy
- optionally, drill three 1/8" holes about halfway up the overlap at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock, install three 1/2" 1/8-diameter pop rivets, and epoxy in/around each of those as well