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Not exactly a flat sounding bell, but this bell in Italy has trouble ringing fully, most likely due to the plant overgrowth that is affecting the bells motor.

Here's some pretty flat-sounding bells I recorded on the ATN recently:
50th Street:


41st Street #1:

This RACO/Griswold bell sounds a bit flat:

One of the mechanical bells on the lights is extremely flat.

NathanFromEngland wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:55 pm One of the mechanical bells on the lights is extremely flat.

Sounds more like spoons than a bell!

Here's a flat WCH bell in NJ somewhere:

Some struggling hybrid bells can be heard starting at about 12:47 in this video, as well as 38:00:

This RACO bell sounds a bit flat:

Here's a pretty scratchy-sounding Safetran Type 3 e-bell:

Here's a very flat mechanical bell in Poland, where, according to the description, the gong is fastened on too tightly: