Good morning, All! I want to bring a conservation from Facebook over to this forum. Here is what I posted this morning.
BELL COVERS: has anyone found a good COVID-type bell cover that "plays" well? I'm trying one from a very high-quality company, but it puts me flat by 20 cents overall and is quite stuff. Tone is noticeably affected, too. Looking for a cover that is a little more friendly to the horn. Thanks!
One person suggested the Denis Wick cover. I had seen it, but so far can't find a USA source. Does anyone know if there is one? Or is there a British source with good service?
Then Doug Ruby posted this:
Dave. Check out the MoistureGuard bell covers. Available in the US now.
I see there is a USA site: https://www.moistureguardusa.com/pro...-moistureguard
But I don't see that they mention COVID protection specifically (they do say that shipping times may be affected because of COVID).
Here is more detail on my own complaints with the one I have:
I only have my tuning slide out about 1/4" normally, and with the bell cover on the best I can do is 20 cents flat on the tuning note, and on some notes that are normally a bit flat it gets much worse. That is my greatest concern. I can deal with a tone difference and the stuffy response.
So my questions are:
Doug: do you know if the MG covers are considered COVID protective?
Has anyone else found a cover they like, which is protective enough?
Thanks!