[TheForge] Re: triangle bells/rebar

[Ralph E Douglass]

Gladish Family wrote:
> 
> > I am making an oxy tank bell, and have a question.  Where and how
> > and with what should I strike the bell for best tone?
> >
> > -Chris K.
> 
> I have a wind chime made from an oxy tank in the front yard. When I first
> made it it had a steel striker inside and it about drove us nuts.
> Replaced shortly thereafter with a disk cut from a cedar board, to our
> complete and lasting satisfaction.
> lovely mellow tone
> Andy G.

I have seen a lot of them with golf balls as clappers as well as 
leather wrapped steel( I am guessing based on weight) clappers. Both
seemed to work well. I also like having a rubber mallet handy... <g>

Ralph
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