Accessories
We provide a number of accessories to help store, care and fit your muffles.
Muffle Bags
All complete sets of new muffles are supplied in a complimentary storage bag (may vary in colour) with hanging strap, and drawstring. It features an embroidered Big Wilf’s Bell Muffles logo which will be stitched on using our in-house computerised embroidery machine and the church location and dedication (or other text as required). All our bags are made in the UK by us and proudly display the Union Flag in the seam.
The muffle bag is primarily provided to ensure that the muffles are kept safely in a clean storage environment. The 100% cotton bag material is carefully designed to allow the muffles to breathe whilst hanging on the hook within your tower.
We advise against storing muffles in a damp environment. The bag should be hung in a well-ventilated space or on a coat hook in the ringing chamber to allow the muffles to breathe.
The velcro fixing straps on the muffles can very easily be contaminated with fluff and dirt if left just lying around in a belfry or ringing chamber. If this happens the locking capability of the velcro can be ruined, and the muffles rendered useless.
Please note - the dedication of your church on the bag will be displayed as it is on Dove's Guide - which uses Crockford's Clerical Directory as the source.
Embroided Photo
Muffle Bags
We can provide copies of all the muffle bag embroideries completed in the last 15 years for £145.00 per embroidery including a new muffle bag – they take up to 6 hours to embroider.
Should you require us to provide an image from a new photograph embroidered onto your muffle bag, this will involve us digitizing your photograph in an embroidery program and manually drawing in the stitching design to generate the file for the embroidery machine. This process takes approximately 6 hours for which a charge of £130.00 is applied to undertake this, plus the £145.00 for undertaking the embroidery and making the bag.
ProtectaKote
Anti-slip coating
Whilst velcro-fastening muffles are generally at least as secure as the traditional buckle-fastening type, there can be problems of slippage with SG clappers or other modern clappers having a very smooth and round surface - or indeed a painted surface. We recommend the existing paintwork on the clapper is sanded and a coat of anti-slip paint applied.
Where timber or composite clappers have a square shaft which is used to secure the muffle - these clappers do not need anti-slip paint applied to them if the muffles are properly fitted and located on the shaft and don’t slip around.
We have tried and tested many ideas and we have settled on an anti-slip paint applied to the clapper. We encourage all our customers to paint the clapper shaft, ball and flight with an anti-slip coating such as ProtectaKote. Any paint on the striking face will wear off within a few ringing sessions.
ProtectaKote can be purchased using the button below, which will take you to the NewVentureProducts website. A 500ml tin is sufficient for eight clappers. If you mention Big Wilf's Bell Muffles when ordering, you will receive a free brush.
ProtectaKote is only available in Great Britain, but we realise there are customers overseas who use our products. Some limited guidance is available by pressing the button below, which will display alternatives we have been made aware of.