Perfect except for bolt diameter and length
- Rating
- Posted by
- Joe Cochran
- Date Posted
- 08/22/2022
I bought some of the tuned saucer bells when they first were available and then the lower octave. I use them as "poor man's crotales" and think they sound great as substitutes in most cases. I was pleased to see a rack was available and am completely satisfied with one exception. The provided bolts to attach the bells are too large in diameter to pass through the holes at the top of the bells. I used a hand reamer for a while to enlarge the holes and then ran into one where the length of the bolt was too short to thread on the nut. I decided just to use a set of smaller diameter and longer bolts and everything worked out fine. I used small flat plumbing washers (two per bell) instead of the provided rubber O rings. For some reason the accidental holes were drilled through both horizontal bars so you have extra holes on the bottom but that is no problem. Very functional and highly recommended.