Two piece bells are terrible, just terrible...oh wait, what about Eclipse?
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One piece bells are terrible just terrible...oh wait, what about Bachs?
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One piece SEAMLESS bells are terrible, just terrible...oh wait, what about Schilke? (Not sure if all are like this, but most Schilkes have one piece, seamless bells, drawn from a seamless tube. Mine is one piece, seamless and copper.)
Is there a consensus on bells? I think that there are some great horns made with all three types, but there is a difference in cost to produce between one-piece, two-piece and seamless one-piece bells.