Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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A recently acquired Bach 50 has an interesting notch in the 0.

Has anyone seen this before and/or know the possible meaning or significance?

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Re: Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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Ahh, the 5QB.
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Re: Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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Looks like there are some nicks on the rest of the bell. I'd guess it wasn't part of the original engraving but I could be mistaken.
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Re: Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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True, the horn shows its age and use... but the line just seemed too uniform to be incidental.

Of course, I could be completely wrong.
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Could be a smart way to ID your horn without being too obvious if it ever got lost or stolen.
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Re: Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

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Looks to me like it was Friday afternoon, and the bell maker couldn't find the "0" stamp. Eh, a "Q" is close enough...

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