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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.
In most orchestral music, tubular bells are used when a bell sound is called for. [citation needed] In another special case, a special peal of hemispherical bells was constructed for use in performances of Sir Arthur Sullivan's cantata, The Golden Legend. Struck with mallets, they produced both tap and hum tone. [3]
A bell is regarded as having a good tone when it is "in tune with itself". [24] In western bell founding, this is known as "harmonic tuning" of a bell, which results in the bell's strongest harmonics being in harmony with each other and the strike note. This produces the brightest and purest sound, which is the attractive sound of a good bell.
A bell. Campanology (/ k æ m p ə ˈ n ɒ l ə d ʒ i / [1]) is the scientific and musical study of bells.It encompasses the technology of bells—how they are founded, tuned and rung—as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bellringing as an art.
While a traditional carillon uses actual bells, electronic systems simulate a bell sound in several ways By striking semantra (rectangular metal bars roughly the diameter of a pencil, but of varying lengths) with an electric solenoid. By striking tubular bells similarly; By playing back a previously recorded bell sound
Finally, as the sound of the bell ebbs, the slowly decaying hum tone (an octave below the prime, see subharmonic) lingers on." [ 3 ] "When a bell is properly struck, the first note that prominently attracts the attention of the ear is what is known as the strike note, tap note, or fundamental, this is what we call the note of the bell.
The thickness of a church bell at its thickest part (the "sound bow") is usually one thirteenth its diameter. [11] If the bell is mounted as cast, without any tuning, it is called a "maiden bell". Russian bells are treated in this way and cast for a certain tone. [11] Cutaway drawing of a bell, showing the clapper and interior.
The bell is approximately tubular with vertical sides and a very small sound bow. The top of the bell is domed. Around the shoulder are three ridges, between the outermost two is an inscription. A further string is cast in just above the sound bow. The bell is suspended from cannons (cast in hoops). The cannons are attached to a beam, the ...