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Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2025 7:11 am**

What setup did Colin Williams use during his time with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra? It looks like an axial valve Shires.

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2025 7:27 am**

I think he got the job with an Edwards. The first few Shires combinations he played had axial valves. I think the bell started as a 7Y, then at some point he went to a 7YLW. I think his signature model as it stands now, which has a rotary valve and some version of a 2YLW bell, was developed towards the end of his time in Atlanta.

Posted: **Sat Dec 13, 2025 5:34 pm**

GabrielRice wrote: Wed Dec 10, 2025 7:27 am I think he got the job with an Edwards. The first few Shires combinations he played had axial valves. I think the bell started as a 7Y, then at some point he went to a 7YLW. I think his signature model as it stands now, which has a rotary valve and some version of a 2YLW bell, was developed towards the end of his time in Atlanta.

Thanks! What I'm quite curious about is which setup he used back in 2009—specifically the one featured in the video below. It sounds like a light weight bell to me.

Posted: **Sun Dec 14, 2025 6:50 am**

Why don’t you try contacting Christian at Edwards? They probably have a record of what he played.

Posted: **Sun Dec 14, 2025 6:57 am**

solidshi8 wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 5:34 pm Thanks! What I'm quite curious about is which setup he used back in 2009—specifically the one featured in the video below. It sounds like a light weight bell to me.

I'm sure you're right. It was probably a 7YLW at that point.

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Colin Williams setup when he played in Atlanta?

Colin Williams setup when he played in Atlanta?

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