[TheForge] Triangle dinner bell

[Jerry Frost]

Try wrapping the "S" hook with leather where it contacts the trinagle.

Don't know how it will work but it might.

Frosty
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Snitgen" <dsnitgen at tds.net>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:24 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Triangle dinner bell


> Howdy,
> I haven't been on theForge for a spell, but thought I would come back with
a
> question.
> I made a triangle dinner "bell" that's about a foot on each side of 5/8"
> stock with a bracket to hang it up.  I made a nice S hook to hang the
> triangle on and hit it with the steel clanger.  The only sound it made was
a
> dull thud.  Same thing with chain.  I hung it up with an old boot lace
> (braided nylon made to look like leather) and you could hear it ring all
> over the neighborhood.  The lace has warn out and the triangle is heavy
> enough to do serious damage to the grandchildren's toes and mine.
> Any suggestions on how I could use metal to hang it up so it's stronger
and
> permanent?
> I've tried using chain and S hooks, but they all seem to cancel out the
> vibrations that make the triangle ring.
> I use some ideas.
> Don Snitgen
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