We have an Engelbert Schmid medium, hand-hammered, lacquered bell flare with garland and silver-plated interior available! This is a pre-owned bell, so it does have some signs of wear but is in otherwise excellent condition! Information about the specifications of this bell can be found below:
- Golden Cut (M): An elegant, clear, carrying tone. It has advantages in the high range over the wide bell.
- Brass (MS): elegant, bright (nevertheless rich), smooth tone colors from sweet to extremely brassy. The alloy most versatile in sound.
- Sterling Silver (SS): contains 92.5 % pure silver, the rest is copper. Engelbert Schmid is the only one, up to now, who has been able to produce thin walled sterling silver horn bells with a width of 310 mm. The sound is especially round so that the middle size is sufficient for most horn players. Sounds noble and doesn´t get too aggressive or edgy in fortissimo. It speaks very easily in piano with a rounded sound, (ideal for lyrical passages). In fortissimo the sound stays round but is more tiring to play than the other alloys.
- With a weight of only 60 grams, the tastefully decorated garland from Engelbert Schmid does not deaden the sound. The garland causes a bit more resistance, and a somewhat rounder sound that gets brassy later, but more suddenly. Without the garland the transition to a brassy sound is more even. About 20% of hornplayers sound better with the light garland from Engelbert Schmid.
- A hand hammered bell sounds more old fashioned, darker, than a spun bell. The thin end of the bell produces a very warm center to the tone in piano, and at the same time a more pleasant brassiness in fortissimo.
WEIGHT: 380 grams
We have an Engelbert Schmid medium, hand-hammered, lacquered bell flare with garland and silver-plated interior available! This is a pre-owned bell, so it does have some signs of wear but is in otherwise excellent condition! Information about the specifications of this bell can be found below:
- Golden Cut (M): An elegant, clear, carrying tone. It has advantages in the high range over the wide bell.
- Brass (MS): elegant, bright (nevertheless rich), smooth tone colors from sweet to extremely brassy. The alloy most versatile in sound.
- Sterling Silver (SS): contains 92.5 % pure silver, the rest is copper. Engelbert Schmid is the only one, up to now, who has been able to produce thin walled sterling silver horn bells with a width of 310 mm. The sound is especially round so that the middle size is sufficient for most horn players. Sounds noble and doesn´t get too aggressive or edgy in fortissimo. It speaks very easily in piano with a rounded sound, (ideal for lyrical passages). In fortissimo the sound stays round but is more tiring to play than the other alloys.
- With a weight of only 60 grams, the tastefully decorated garland from Engelbert Schmid does not deaden the sound. The garland causes a bit more resistance, and a somewhat rounder sound that gets brassy later, but more suddenly. Without the garland the transition to a brassy sound is more even. About 20% of hornplayers sound better with the light garland from Engelbert Schmid.
- A hand hammered bell sounds more old fashioned, darker, than a spun bell. The thin end of the bell produces a very warm center to the tone in piano, and at the same time a more pleasant brassiness in fortissimo.
WEIGHT: 380 grams