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Their sound resembles that of church bells, carillons, or a bell tower; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within an ensemble. [2] Each bell is a metal tube, 30–38 mm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in diameter, tuned by altering its length.
Tuur was technical-minded and inventive. He took the initiative to learn how to cast bells himself. After years of experimentation, an in-house bell foundry was installed in 1947. [citation needed] The company is still recognized for their cast bells, which are used in carillons and church bells. In 2006 Eijsbouts cast the largest swinging bell ...
The bells are usually tuned to a diatonic scale without chromatic notes; they are traditionally numbered from the top downwards so that the highest bell (called the treble) is numbered 1 and the lowest bell (the tenor) has the highest number; it is usually the tonic note of the bells' scale. To swing the heavy bells requires a ringer for each bell.
For convenience, the bells are referred to by number, with the treble being number 1 and the other bells numbered by their pitch (2, 3, 4, etc.) sequentially down the scale. The bells are usually tuned to a diatonic major scale , with the tenor bell being the tonic (or key) note of the scale.
The 97-bell carillon at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park has the most bells of any tubular-bell carillon. It was installed there during the summer of 1958, after first having been installed (with 75 bells) in the Florida exhibit building of the 1939 World's Fair. [14]
Seven other bells in the cathedral are also Grassmayr-made. [5] The world's largest tubular bell was cast by Grassmayr for the city of Aarhus, Denmark in 2015 as part of its preparations for becoming European Capital of Culture in 2017. The bell is 7.5 meters in length, 80 centimeters in diameter and weighs 3 tons. It is rung every time a baby ...
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Casting bells by pouring molten metal into the moulds. The principle of casting bells has remained essentially the same since the 12th century. Bells are cast mouth down, in a two-part mould consisting of the core and a mantle or cope placed over it. These are produced to accurate profiles so an air space exists between them which is filled by ...