Some flat sounding bells

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Re: Some flat sounding bells

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And here's one I recorded in Mars Bluff, SC, late last year:
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And here's a sick NEG e-bell I recorded in Tanner, AL, back on New Years Eve:
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Here's a very bad RACO/Griswold bell out in California:


Almost sounds like the hammer's worn through the gong!
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

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freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:13 am Here's a very bad RACO/Griswold bell out in California:


Almost sounds like the hammer's worn through the gong!
Woof... the track conditions look terrible all around the line there on Google Maps.
But it's maintined. Kinda.
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The second to last crossing in this video certainly features a rather flat-sounding pair of Safetran bells:
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Here's a WCH mechanical bell that sounds like the gong is cracked:


This Hybrid bell's also fairly worn-out:
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

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This GS E bell on the KCS Heavener Sub sounds like its trying to emulate a Westinghouse Hybrid bell. Crossing in question is at 15:41. GS Type 1 possibly?
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Re: Some flat sounding bells

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Nascar Fan007 wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:34 pm This GS E bell on the KCS Heavener Sub sounds like its trying to emulate a Westinghouse Hybrid bell. Crossing in question is at 15:41. GS Type 1 possibly?
The signal shown in the video looks to be newer and the bell on it's a GS Type 2, so I'm gonna guess the bad bell there's a GS Type 2 as well. Or at least supposed to be one, lol.
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Here's another bad-sounding GS Type 2, though not as off as the one in the above posts:
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Another very-off-sounding GS Type 1 here, thanks to the fog at the time of recording:
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