Restoring Tone to a Cracked Bell
Many a bell with a deadened tone due to a cracked rim, can be given its original clear ringing sound by sawing out the crack with a common hacksaw. Make the saw cut along the line of the crack. The opening caused by the saw will allow the free vibration of the metal.
Contributed by F. W. Bently, Jr., Huron, S. Dak.