Hi everyone,
I'm thinking Of sound blasting my black LP rock cowbell and after that I'll maybe chrome it, because I don't like the black paint on it?
Will the pitch of my cowbell change after the treathments?
Is it a good idea to chrome the cowbell?
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Sand blasting lp rock cowbell
Posted on 12 years ago
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Why don't you just buy a chrome cowbell?
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The cost of chrome plating it will be more than what it's worth. You could probably buy 10 chrome cowbells for the cost of plating the 1.
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Both sandblasting and/or chroming will both alter the sound.
Blasting will stress relive the steel and likely deaden the sound quite a bit- like wrapping it with duct tape.
Chroming (without blasting) will probably make the pitch higher as the overall thickness will be thicker and possibly increase sustain a bit.
As others have said, you will be better off leaving that one alone (or selling it) and finding another one to replace it.
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Umm yeah why bother? All the latin perc companies do a line in chrome CB's. Go and find the one you really want, and sell the black one.
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sand blasting will peen the surface and basically stretch or expand it, so more than likely will alter its sound, but being a piece of none tunable percussion i don't think it would be a lot different and might inhance its sound as well as look cool, so have a crack and pimp your bell.
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Agreed....just buy a new one....not worth the effortJumping2
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