King 3B Ringing

[Basie1955]

I’ve got a 3B from the early 70’s.
On all D’s and B’s throughout the horn’s range
the bell continues to ring after I’ve stopped
the tone. It lasts for couple seconds like
a gong effect. I actually don’t mind it all that much
but I’m curious. Has anyone else had this on a horn?
Someone suggested that there might be an issue
with the bell bead but I don’t see anything
that looks unusual.

Thanks

[harrisonreed]

Not me. I'd you like it, it's probably okay, right?

[Ostiax]

I have a Corporation bell that rings after I play certain notes. I've never thought of it as a bad thing. To me, I enjoy hearing the sound of the ring, it just tells me that the bell is really resonant.

[hyperbolica]

A lot of Elkhart 88hs ring at high F#. It bothers some people, I'm just glad to have a horn that resonates. If you don't like it, you can put a headband around the throat of the bell, or any sort of stretchy vibration killing stuff. Even tape might work, or a wrist wrap.

[JLivi]

My straight 3b vibrates on B's and C's, especially up high. I've always loved that about my horn. It doesn't last a couple seconds though.

[NotSkilledHere]

I think in a previous thread some time ago, some one pointed out that it could be that the bell stem has a flat spot somewhere that you'd have to desolder the bell to access.

my conn 88HN rings especially in Bb just above the staff. In the higher notes, it stops and rings a bit lower but stops furtther down the range. I like to think of it as evidence that the bell resonates. not sure if mine is from significantly increased stiffness from solid nickel bell but I doubt it. but I have evidence from the ringing that the bell is alive and singing.