which has a 1970 date of manufacture
and two Pleiades star clusters were soldered onto the outer bell surface
Note: This bell is a prototype and there are numerous imperfections in the paint pattern
current mass after customization = 401g
four natural horn silhouettes were cut from nickel silver sheet-stock and then soldered around the mid-height of the bell flare
Vintage Elkhorn by Getzen: The Planets natural horn which has a 1970 dateThe Getzen horn that donated this bell was built to last. Labeled "Elkhorn by Getzen", its 80727 serial number dates it to 1956. The bell has been delacquered, cleaned, and fitted with an Alexander ring. Seven planets, one representing each movement of Gustav Holst's The Planets, have been created and soldered onto the outer bell surface: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter (including 4 Galilean moons), Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The planets are made out