Schilke B6B (Beryllium Bell) Silver Plate-Like New!! Lightweight, Medium Bore (0.450) Start Price USD 1,750.00 Current Price USD 1,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Friday, August 29, 2008 Location Springfield, Missouri See more about 'Schilke B6B (Beryllium Bell) Silver Plate-Like New!!' Description Schilke B6B Beryllium Bell Silver Plate-Like New No dings, dents, patches, repairs Plays great with focused core Fast valves/Great Sound   Cosmetically and Functionally Exceptional Lists full price at $3055.00 Now you can own an essentially new horn for less than discount price (See WW&BW at $2529.00) Free Shipping, Handling, Packaging, and Insurance for Buy-It-Now Purschase !! Additional info..... You are looking at a fantastic Schilke B6 with the Beryllium Bell option. It has had a PVA (Precision Valve Alignment), and a 3rd slide Amado water key installed on it by Jim Becker, at Osmun Music...This horn would be $2600 new, with the bell option, PVA,and additional Amado water key! The horn is less than a year old, and is in like NEW condition! The Serial number is 53641.   Lightweight copper bells:   As an option on most of their horns, Schilke makes available what they labeled as a "beryllium bronze" bell which were originally made by Kiefer in Elkhart, Indiana, and are now made by Anderson Plating. While these may have had trace elements of beryllium at one time, but because of the toxicity of beryllium, for more than 15 years, according to a former employee, the bells have been made of pure copper, fabricated electrolytically, i.e., the same way that silver plating is applied. This means that these bells are made without seams. They are indicated with a small "B" stamped into the ferrule on the bell tail closest to the first valve casing. The beryllium bell has been the standard bell on the Schilke P5-4 since the early 80s. The name 'beryllium bronze" has continued in use, even though it is inaccurate, because the company did not wish to endure the confusion created by a change in terminology. These bells are very light weight, almost unbelievably so, and as the Schilke brochure states, "project very well with more of the 'higher overtones' present....at all dynamic levels." Research into the projection of comparable brass and beryllium bells by Schilke found that over a given distance a drop in sound level of 5% was recorded for the beryllium bells, compared to 12% for a brass bell. In addition they improve the already quick response of Schilke trumpets. These bells may not be for everyone, but playing a tuning bell Schilke with the beryllium bell is something that everyone should try if presented with the opportunity. It is also instructive to remove the bell and hold it in your hand. Its lack of heft is astonishing. NO RESERVE !!    Place a Bid!