Quote Originally Posted by Art J. View Post
Since I stirred the pot here, I would like to add that I like working with felt fabrics for a
project like this and many other types of projects. Its good looking and easy to work with.
That along with 2 sided carpet tape make the job neat looking and easily reversible if needed.
I've done my share of experimenting with horn damping with only subjective results that are
questionable but I want to be supportive of anyone looking for improvements.

Felt
Thanks...my gut tells extending the bell plus fabric overlay should have a positive result.
My first thought about fabric is that there are two orientations...
1) fibers parallel to surface...like in felt
2) fibers orthogonal to surface...like in a velour?
...don't know which one...but it seems reasonable to consider