Revive a dead dinner bell!??

i'd leave it as is, put away somewhere safe. it has it's story & grew older & more quiet like most of us.

but unless you know the clay body - high temp or low temp - or the finish, enamel or glaze, you don't know if a re-fire will fix or erase everything.

see ya

steve

Have you checked for cracks in the ringer and the bell? I would think that would have an effect on the sound.

Marianne

"Bubbles" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net:

Marianne,

I just checked with the naked eye and fingers. The eye's can't tell and it's too rough for the fingers to tell.

Thanks,

Andy

I agree with both Steve and Marianne. Its probably cracked, but its worth keeping just the way it is. If you try to refire it you will almost certainly damage it. I think just value it for its history :o) Annemarie

"annemarie" wrote in news:4283bb53$ snipped-for-privacy@clear.net.nz:

OK, but OT, is there some connection between Marianne and Annemarie? The co-incidence is hard not to notice. ;)

Thank you for your advice,

Andy

None what so ever :o) I didn't even notice, I just don't think about them being basically the same except reversed. I live in New Zealand and I think (correct me if I'm wrong) Marianne lives in the USA. Cheers Annemarie

"annemarie" wrote in news:42851ed0$ snipped-for-privacy@clear.net.nz:

Annemarie,

Thanks to you and everybody who helped me out.

I'm going to leave the bell as is but keep it on display.

If anybody asks me about pottery, ceramics, clay, etc., I'll send them to this newsgroup.

All the best,

Andy Philadelphia, PA

Hehe! Anne and Marie are common names in so many languages, it is definitely just a coincidence!

And - sorry, Annemarie - I am in Switzerland, but Norwegian. I have never lived in USA, but have lived in Canada for a lovely 9 years - once upon a time :-)

Marianne

Oh sorry, wrong assumption. Your english is very good. Annemarie and Marianne etc are common names and in many language you are quite right. My niece is living in Canada at the moment and really enjoying it. She has met a lovely man too which is making the place even more attractive. :o) I can see its getting time again when we all give a brief bio of ourselves. Its interesting. Annemarie

Quite OK. All over the western world, the names Anne/Anna and Marie/Mary are very, very common.

Ahhh yessss - the Canadian men! Hehe! Depends where you find them, but some are pretty alright - an many are pretty good looking :-D

I lived on Vancouver Island - best climate in all of Canada, I think!

Yes - that's a great idea! You want to start? :-)

Marianne