Yamaha Xeno bells

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MTbassbone
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by MTbassbone »

Does anyone know if Yamaha uses soldered or unsoldered bells on their Xeno models? Specifically the YSL-882OR and YBL-830? What about the non-xeno YBL-620G?
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tombone21
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by tombone21 »

My 882OR had a soldered bell. Can't remember for sure with the 830.
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sirisobhakya
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by sirisobhakya »

My 830 is soldered.
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Rusty
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by Rusty »

I had and 882 that was soldered, and I’d have to double check but I’m 99% sure my 620g has an unsoldered bell. The 620g is a pretty lightweight, red brass bell.
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bassclef
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by bassclef »

[quote="Rusty"]I had and 882 that was soldered, and I’d have to double check but I’m 99% sure my 620g has an unsoldered bell. The 620g is a pretty lightweight, red brass bell.[/quote]
I'm 99% sure of that as well. I've had a 620G for just about a week now and I do believe it is unsoldered.

I've also got an 882OR, a 640, an 891z, a 613 and a 621 and they all have soldered rims.
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Bach5G
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by Bach5G »

Yam makes 2 “620G” horns: a bass and a tenor.
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StevenHolloway
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by StevenHolloway »

I wish they would make two piece unsoldered bells and make them a little lighter....also more tuning slide and lead pipe options.
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brtnats
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by brtnats »

Both of mine are soldered (822G bass, 882V tenor). The tenor bell is much lighter than the current production 882s.