Boiling Bells!

[Goose]

I've got a couple of bells that seem to have lost their tone. I think I remember seeing a thread about boiling bells them to get their tone back. Am I going mad or can anyone help me?.....please.

[Matt]

im sorry iv never tryed it but it makes goog sence to me as it enough to a heat them up with out melting the solder . what about puting them on the washing line im told this helps to if you leave them to weather for a week or to . and i allso heard thet uping them in the dish washer can help.
all the best matt

[Goose]

Dish washer sounds promising...

[Matt]

i would have thought it was the best option . im told that it the bels are note soldered but braxed then you can heat them with a blow torch to change the tonw.
all the best with it and please let me know how you get on .

[Goose]

I'm going to do it thisafternoon, will let you know later, Cheers.

[Sean]

also heard , that they can be as good as new if u leave them in coca cola overnight

[Goose]

Thanx Sean

[Hawkmaster]

Yes you did remember correctly, it was posted by Jack Merlin or Derry Argue and he suggested doing this as it gets rid of all the old chick yolk and dirt and improves them.

But for more info you will need to speak to our resident Offical Bell Maker, Andy Peel.
:wink:

[GriffMJ]

Yes you did remember correctly, it was posted by Jack Merlin or Derry Argue and he suggested doing this as it gets rid of all the old chick yolk and dirt and improves them.

But for more info you will need to speak to our resident Offical Bell Maker, Andy Peel.
:wink:

I think Andy recomends heating his bells on the gas ring until it glows cherry red...then just leave on the concrete to cool off....brings back the original tone.....he suggested doing this after a year or so of use :)

[Goose]

Thanks all, this afternoon I am conducting some experiments with 4 Nobel size 3 bells, all have lost their tones............I will posr the results later.

[Matt]

nice one dr goose . hows the patiants?

[Goose]

(said with a bad German accent) "zay are doing vezy vell!!"

[PeelsBells]

Goose i dont know if Noble uses silver soldier or normal soldier. If using silver soldier you can heat them over your gas cooker, what till they go a very dull red in colour. Leave them on the ground then try them, if the tone quality is not there heat them again till cherry red. Just make sure you dont over heat them as the joint may melt before the bell gets to temperature.
If all else fails buy my bells next time and you want have this problem LOL !!!!!!!!!!!

[Gaz]

What a load of bells!!!

[DeathFromAbove]

not going mad goose mate, there was a thread about boiling bells lol. the best result they posted was to soak them in cillit bang overnight and then dishwasher them. hope this helps.

[Wightwings]

ya miserable tight aresedd gittss............whats a set of good bells cost..........how long do they last.......:roll: :lol: .........boiling bells....:lol: