Question about a Bach 50 bell engraving

StPetersBone · Post by **StPetersBone** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:07 pm

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?

Burgerbob · Post by **Burgerbob** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:29 pm

Ahh, the 5QB.

Post by **Matt K** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:41 pm

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.

StPetersBone · Post by **StPetersBone** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:42 pm

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.

Post by **Bonearzt** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:51 pm

Could be a smart way to ID your horn without being too obvious if it ever got lost or stolen.

TheBoneRanger · Post by **TheBoneRanger** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:39 pm

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

Andrew