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Used Latin Percussion LP450 26-Bell Bell Tree with Cymbal Stand Adapter, Two Metal Strikers, Adjustable Tension
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Item Description
Listed 1 year ago
Latin Percussion LP450 26-Bell Bell Tree with Cymbal Stand Adapter. 2 Metal Strikers, and additional adjustments. Only played a few times in my smoke-free studio; never gigged or exposed to the elements.
I decided to order the Bell Tree from Tycoon, which arrived just now, and due strictly to ergonomics, am keeping that one and selling the slightly cheaper LP model even though the LP model has bigger and louder bells and a wider note range. I figure I can adjust my playing technique to get the sound I want out of the smaller Tycoon model.
For some reason, although it is a critical instrument in orchestral works of the 20th century and beyond (although the instrument wasn't invented until the 1950's, by sound effects specialist Carrol Bratman), it appears that makers of orchestral percussion do not make Bell Trees, with the exception of one not-quite-top-end German company that does not export to the USA. My guess is that Latin Percussion was first to market in the USA and the others are copying what they did. Many people make their own from scratch though.
On purpose, Bell Trees are not "tuned" per se, but you can strike individual bells for a distinct tone. It's just that you can't play a scale on them, per se. Some bells have the same pitch. The idea of a Bell Tree is to create sort of a wash effect, similar to Orchestral Chimes (aka Marktree or Bar Chimes), but with a slightly different sound as cupped bells have more resonance and volume than bars.
These are quite expensive new: $525. I always mark my items, although most of them have barely been played, at roughly half price. For these more expensive instruments, I will be placing them shortly on a national site as the shipping offset won't be large compared to the instrument cost. For local buyers, there are always discounts when buying multiple items.
I am marking this as Excellent vs. Like New, simply because the bells do tarnish slightly over time, exposed to oxygen.
Free shipping if you buy other items at the same time.
I decided to order the Bell Tree from Tycoon, which arrived just now, and due strictly to ergonomics, am keeping that one and selling the slightly cheaper LP model even though the LP model has bigger and louder bells and a wider note range. I figure I can adjust my playing technique to get the sound I want out of the smaller Tycoon model.
For some reason, although it is a critical instrument in orchestral works of the 20th century and beyond (although the instrument wasn't invented until the 1950's, by sound effects specialist Carrol Bratman), it appears that makers of orchestral percussion do not make Bell Trees, with the exception of one not-quite-top-end German company that does not export to the USA. My guess is that Latin Percussion was first to market in the USA and the others are copying what they did. Many people make their own from scratch though.
On purpose, Bell Trees are not "tuned" per se, but you can strike individual bells for a distinct tone. It's just that you can't play a scale on them, per se. Some bells have the same pitch. The idea of a Bell Tree is to create sort of a wash effect, similar to Orchestral Chimes (aka Marktree or Bar Chimes), but with a slightly different sound as cupped bells have more resonance and volume than bars.
These are quite expensive new: $525. I always mark my items, although most of them have barely been played, at roughly half price. For these more expensive instruments, I will be placing them shortly on a national site as the shipping offset won't be large compared to the instrument cost. For local buyers, there are always discounts when buying multiple items.
I am marking this as Excellent vs. Like New, simply because the bells do tarnish slightly over time, exposed to oxygen.
Free shipping if you buy other items at the same time.
