[Bell Historians] Single full circle bell in New York.

[Carl S Zimmerman]

It does sound more like full-circle ringing than free swinging, which would strike at a much faster tempo for a bell of that pitch.  However, it is possible that it has a very odd motor-driven system that holds the bell up at the end of each swing, thus effectively reducing the rate of striking.  That would also explain the strict regularity of the striking.

Carl 


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It doesn’t sound full circle to me. Nor was it the Angelus that was being rung. 

Alan
I can see what Matthew means though, to me it also sounds like a bell being rung full circle - there's that slight change in sound as the bell swings back the other way after being struck.


Doug.










           
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