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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The swinging bell which does exceed the Riverside
Bass bell is the Milennium Bell at Newport cast by Paccard at the Fonderie de
l'Atlantique - which I am pretty sure has not been tuned, and is in any
case not part of a chime or carillon. So the Riverside C closely followed by
Chicago's superb C# are not only the two largest carillon bells, but if I am
correct, remain also the two largest tuned bells.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Riverside bass
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<P>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 Riverside 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!<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>