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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a recent visit to Eijsbouts and the Bell Museum
at Asten I saw some photos of this bell - including one with a full-sized JCB
inside it breaking out the brick core! - and there's a wooden "model" made up of
six or eight complete sections (i.e. like moulding boards) locked together. All
very impressive</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bell Historians] Riverside
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Optima color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Optima">The largest
swinging bell in the world is now claimed to be at Gotenba in
<ST1><ST1>Japan</ST1></ST1>. At around 36 tons, I believe it was
cast in 2006 by Eijsbouts, but, interestingly, their web site makes no mention
of it. As far as I am aware the <ST1>Riverside</ST1> bourdon is
still the largest tuned bell in the world …unless someone else knows
different.<O></O></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<ST1>Riverside</ST1> bass bell</SPAN></FONT><O></O></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Some
little time ago I asked if this was still the largest tuned bell <BR>in the
world. The response was that it was. I had some exam <BR>invigilation
yesterday when there were no snoopers about so I took the <BR>opportunity to
read some of Jill Johnston's Englands Child. On page 83 <BR>it states that the
<ST1>Riverside</ST1> bourdon was exceeded in 2000 but not as <BR>part of a
carillon. Any suggestions? I was intrigued to read that three <BR>of these
monsters had been cast and rejected - then the first one was
<BR>accepted!<O></O></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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