Vintage Conn Bell - Raindrops french horn bell flare Note: This bell is a

Note:  This bell is a prototype and there are numerous imperfections in the paint pattern

Original mass with bell ring = 522g

bell throat inner diameter:  2-27/32 inches

likely as part of a school or community instrument program

The serial number was 381488

Vintage Conn Bell - Raindrops french horn bell flare Note: This bell is aThis bell flare was made out of a vintage C. G. Conn 14D bell. The serial number was N89207, which places the year of manufacture as 1970. The bell has been delacquered, cleaned and brought to a light brushed finish (it is not polished), fitted with an Alexander Bell ring, and then customized with a complex raindrop cut out pattern. Original mass with bell ring = 402g; current mass after customization = 374g. bell height: 5 1 4 inches bell throat